How to Install and Uninstall python-ns3 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 22,2024

1. Install "python-ns3" package

Please follow the instructions below to install python-ns3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall python-ns3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                python-ns3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-ns3 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python-ns3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 18240
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Network Simulators Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: ns3
Version: 3.22+dfsg-2build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.2), libns3-3v5, libopenmpi1.10, libpython2.7 (>= 2.7), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), python (>= 2.7), python (<< 2.8)
Suggests: python-pygraphviz, python-kiwi, python-pygoocanvas, tcpdump
Filename: pool/universe/n/ns3/python-ns3_3.22+dfsg-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 2914854
MD5sum: 0468e91ebfe77c516ab7189b1a7c4279
SHA1: 81c03e92abb9db9c497371980d1bf25e7af650d7
SHA256: bd5b2a534bccdd5a97cdc6af370da7a8e49a4530fccaabf2afa7bca36434c235
Description-en: Python binding of ns3
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 Python binding of ns3.
Description-md5: a11fa4d1e80074018aa1ebca16e45f18
Homepage: http://www.nsnam.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu