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

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "ns2-dbg" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ns2-dbg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: ns2-dbg
Priority: extra
Section: universe/debug
Installed-Size: 20630
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Network Simulators Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: ns2
Version: 2.35+dfsg-2ubuntu1
Depends: ns2 (= 2.35+dfsg-2ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ns2/ns2-dbg_2.35+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 17327772
MD5sum: d7cd8398b95f3c1a549c0b5f436eeee6
SHA1: 319a744ed629f1780bd5b9023653efc6693ceca3
SHA256: fb9f965c61420ac2c7d6e101e53413900e318624be7296878a7a6f040abf0384
Description-en: debug symbols of ns2
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.
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This package contains debug symbols which can be used by gdb.
Description-md5: f8ad21a12a8374dc757f1c05a0feab2d
Homepage: http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu