How to Install Network Simulator 3 in Ubuntu

Time needed: 5 minutes

Follow from Step 1 to Step 7 in order to create Network Simulator 3 projects. Quick guide to create Network Simulator 3 in Ubuntu. Reach us , if you want an customize NS3 simulator projects works for scholars.

1. System requirements

   For install the NS-3.26 , we need the following minimum system requirements.
   1)OS : ubuntu-14.04 LTS(32 bit)
   2)RAM :minimum 2GB
   3)Processor: 2.5 GHz and above

2. Open the terminal

   Initially,open the terminal by press ctrl+alt+T buttons or search from the installed software list

3. Update libraries

   Update the system related libraries for the further new updated software installations, by using the commands sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade

4. Install the supported packages

   Next install the supported packages for the new NS3 installation. For the supported package installation we use the following command.
   sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake libxmu-dev python-pygoocanvas python-pygraphviz cvs mercurial bzr git cmake p7zip-full python-matplotlib python-tk python-dev python-kiwi python-
   gnome2 python-gnome2-desktop-dev python-rsvg qt4-dev-tools qt4-qmake qt4-qmake qt4-default gnuplot-x11 wireshark

5. Download the ns3 package

   Download the ns3 package from https://www.nsnam.org, the downloaded file looks like ns-allinone-3.26.tar.bz2.
   To unzip the Right click over the above file and extract it to the folder (/home/user name/). Most preferred place to install is to put it in the home folder.

6. Change the location

   We perform the process of change the location by using the command , cd ns-allinone-3.26/

7. Build the NS-3 Package

   For build the Ns3 package , we perform the process of change the location by using the command , cd ns-allinone-3.26/ and also build the package by using the command ./build.py –enable-examples –enable-tests