How to Install and Uninstall ns3 Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 18,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ns3 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "ns3" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ns3 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ns3" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ns3 on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ns3 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ns3
Version: 3.37-2
Installed-Size: 185
Maintainer: Martin Quinson
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Description: discrete-event network simulator for Internet systems
Description-md5: f12ce0d749c845967463616b618b054b
Homepage: https://www.nsnam.org/
Tag: implemented-in::c++, role::program, use::simulating,
works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ns3/ns3_3.37-2_amd64.deb
Size: 89496
MD5sum: 5a9e6404b4627bce5a38bfe54eac6a39
SHA256: b109abd74e7da3849af10bc441be8821f719cbb93fb422ed80adb6c6541725e5