How to Install and Uninstall ns2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ns2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install ns2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ns2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ns2" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ns2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ns2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ns2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ns2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 13193
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Network Simulators Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.35+dfsg-2ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libotcl1 (>= 1.14), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libstdc++6 (>= 4.9), libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0), libtclcl1 (>= 1.20), libtk8.6 (>= 8.6.0)
Suggests: gnuplot
Filename: pool/universe/n/ns2/ns2_2.35+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2017772
MD5sum: 8fa53a02c47d658e2ea6e65a40b433df
SHA1: 677c0b2b443668db941c429d83291dd9d06a7622
SHA256: 744b12fbd9bb788cf5d2af945768ca0c4407d2ffbb5eeb0c248a1f45ba5e057a
Description-en: Discrete event simulator targeted at networking research
Provides substantial support for simulation of TCP, routing,
and multicast protocols over wired and wireless (local and satellite)
networks.
Ns-2 is written in C++ and an Object oriented version of Tcl called OTcl.
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Ns began as a variant of the REAL network simulator in 1989 and has
evolved substantially over the past few years. In 1995 ns development
was supported by DARPA through the VINT project at LBL, Xerox PARC,
UCB, and USC/ISI. Currently ns development is support through DARPA
with SAMAN and through NSF with CONSER, both in collaboration with
other researchers including ACIRI. Ns has always included substantal
contributions from other researchers, including wireless code from the
UCB Daedelus and CMU Monarch projects and Sun Microsystems.
Description-md5: 0ddfce2763a7238c29114e99a3b0b557
Homepage: http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu