How to Install Omnet++ in Ubuntu 16.04

Time needed: 6 minutes

Follow from Step 1 to Step 10 in order to create Omnet++ using Simulation projects. Quick guide to create Omnet++ simulation. Reach us , if you want an customize Omnet++ simulation projects works for scholars.

1. System requirements

   For install the NS-3.26 , we need the following minimum system requirements.
   1)OS : ubuntu-16.04 LTS(64 bit)
   2)RAM :minimum 2GB
   3)Processor: 2.5 GHz and above

2. Open the terminal and install the basic needed packages

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

3. Installing the Prerequisite Packages

   Initially update the packages , which is based on the Operating systems , by using the command , sudo apt-get update

4. Installing the update Packages

   Initially update the packages , by using the command , sudo apt-get update

5. Install required packages

   Next install the required packages by type the following command in the terminal:
   sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc g++ bison flex perl tcl-dev tk-dev libxml2-dev zlib1g-dev default-jre doxygen graphviz libwebkitgtk-1.0-0

6. Install MPI required packages

   To enable the optional parallel simulation support you will need to install the MPI packages:
   $ sudo apt-get install openmpi-bin libopenmpi-dev

7. Download the omnet++ package

   Download the omnet++ package from the following url, in the site there multiple verion of the omnet++ is listed. Select your needed version of omnet++, here we select the eversion omnet++ 5.0, after that click the download button , which is displayed in the below of selected version
   https://omnetpp.org/download/old.html

8. Install the omnet++ 5.0

   Initially, change the location by using the command cd omnetpp-5.0

9. Configure the package

   Configure the package by using the command ./configure

10. Make and install the package

    Make and install the package by using the command -> make