How to Install and Uninstall ns3 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 09,2025

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

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "ns3" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ns3 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ns3 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: ns3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.35+dfsg-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Martin Quinson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 473
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 4.2), libgsl27 (>= 2.7.1), libgslcblas0 (>= 2.7.1), libns3-3v5 (>= 3.35+dfsg), libopenmpi3 (>= 4.1.2), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libxml2 (>= 2.6.27)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ns3/ns3_3.35+dfsg-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 149822
MD5sum: bf9fd08d6ad2c3612aad98aecd9b6d40
SHA1: 5bcc140927dd9b1a23f416b200f27c0b632594ff
SHA256: 531def33a0b4dd9bbe4373a55cb0e91f0cac37f36038501e0225b1c6a9994494
SHA512: 9d54569231732f297a42620dee5c9cb7e282e9570505f6d579061bb39c369ab7427fecae0738f51cf779fb7b7d852d9feeb7b213a329c57121162c5d37a8182b
Homepage: https://www.nsnam.org/
Description: discrete-event network simulator for Internet systems
Description-md5: f12ce0d749c845967463616b618b054b