In this slide I illustrate how to install and config NS-2 network simulator on Ubuntu 10.10

1. Install NS-2 on Ubuntu
10.10Ubuntu 11.04/Ubuntu 11.10/Ubuntu 12.04/Ubuntu 12.10
Ali MasudianPour
2012, August
Install NS-2 on ubuntu 1

2. Download NS-2
1. Download NS-2 from the following link:
• http://bit.ly/downloadns
• Download ns-allinone-2.34
Install NS-2 on ubuntu 2

3. Unzip
• Place the ns-allinone-2.34 .tar.gz in your home folder and
extract the contents into a folder with the same name.
• Open the folder
• Cd home/masud/ns-allinone-2.34
• Masud is my username. Enter your usernameinstead of masud.
• Sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake libxmu-
dev gcc-4.3
Install NS-2 on ubuntu 3

4. Downgrading GCC
• To continue the installation we have to downgrade the GCC to
the version of: 4.3
• Go to your ns-2 folder
• Sudo gedit ns-allinone-2.34/otcl-1.13/Makefile.in
• Apply these changes to the makefile.in
• Change CC= @CC@ to CC=gcc-4.3
Install NS-2 on ubuntu 4

5. Install
• Sudo su
• ./install
• Gedit /home/masud/.bashrc
• Append the following lines to the bashrc file:
# LD_LIBRARY_PATH
OTCL_LIB=/home/micman/ns-allinone-2.34/otcl-1.13
NS2_LIB=/home/micman/ns-allinone-2.34/lib
X11_LIB=/usr/X11R6/lib
USR_LOCAL_LIB=/usr/local/lib
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$OTCL_LIB:$NS2_LIB:$X11_LIB:$USR_LOCAL_LIB
# TCL_LIBRARY
TCL_LIB=/home/micman/ns-allinone-2.34/tcl8.4.18/library
USR_LIB=/usr/lib
export TCL_LIBRARY=$TCL_LIB:$USR_LIB
# PATH
XGRAPH=/home/micman/ns-allinone-2.34/bin:/home/micman/ns-allinone-
2.34/tcl8.4.18/unix:/home/micman/ns-allinone-2.34/tk8.4.18/unix
#the above two lines beginning from xgraph and ending with unix should come on the same line
NS=/home/micman/ns-allinone-2.34/ns-2.34/
NAM=/home/micman/ns-allinone-2.34/nam-1.14/
PATH=$PATH:$XGRAPH:$NS:$NAM Install NS-2 on ubuntu 5

6. Install
• Source ~/.bashrc
• Quit Terminal and after reopening terminal type ns
• Your NS-2 is ready to use
Install NS-2 on ubuntu 6

7. End
• Any problems?
• Contact me: masudianpour@aol.com
Install NS-2 on ubuntu 7