How to Install and Uninstall ns3 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "ns3" package

This tutorial shows how to install ns3 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ns3
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ns3" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ns3 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ns3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ns3 package on Kali Linux

Package: ns3
Version: 3.40-2
Installed-Size: 191
Maintainer: Martin Quinson
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 13.1)
Size: 95348
SHA256: c4939a677e652c0356794d0fdb9e176a2b9d1dab3dc61ffb51af764f1f626d70
SHA1: 55f0f69f96531d5148a0e98cc9eaff945b1aba24
MD5sum: 6cd36f8ddab1aa3f62d43c18809937fe
Description: discrete-event network simulator for Internet systems
ns-3 is a discrete-event network simulator for Internet systems,
targeted primarily for research and educational use.
ns-3 is free software, licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license,
and is publicly available for research, development, and use.
ns-3 is intended as an eventual replacement for the popular
ns-2 simulator. The project acronym “nsnam” derives
historically from the concatenation of ns (network simulator)
and NAM (network animator).
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This package contains several utilities. The files for development
are in libns3-3, libns3-dev and python3-ns3.
Description-md5:
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_3.40-2_amd64.deb