How to Install ns3 software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install ns3 software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

ns3 software package provides discrete-event network simulator for Internet systems, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install ns3 

ns3 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the ns3 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ns3 *

You will get with ns3 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

ns3 package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Network
Package ns3
Version 3.17+dfsg-1build1
Description discrete-event network simulator for Internet systems
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove ns3 software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?