Installing ns2 on Fedora Core 4

ns2 is a popular, free package for simulating computer networks and protocols, e.g. TCP, satellite links, ad hoc networks, routing protocols.

1. Download the following packages from the ns2 website and extract them into your working directory. For example in my case /home/sgordon/ns2 is my install directory, therefore all the .tar.gz files are saved in this directory and apply tar xzvf filename.tar.gz on each:
   • tcl8.4.5-src.tar.gz
   • tk8.4.5-src.tar.gz
   • otcl-1.11.tar.gz
   • tclcl-1.17.tar.gz
   • ns-src-2.29.tar.gz
   • nam-src-1.11.tar.gz
   • xgraph-12.1.tar.gz
2. The X11 development libraries are needed and since they may not be included by default in your installation, download the xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-21.i386.rpm RPM (e.g. from the pacfic.net.au mirror) and install is the Package Manager.
3. Install the software in this order: TCL, TK, OTCL, TCLCL, ns2, nam, xgraph. Assuming you are in your working directory (e.g. /home/sgordon/ns2):

   cd tcl8.4.5/unix
   ./configure
   make
   su 
   make install
   exit
   cd ../..
   cd tk8.4.5/unix
   ./configure
   make
   su
   make install
   exit
   cd ../..
   cd otcl-1.11
   ./configure --with-tcl=/home/sgordon/ns2/tcl8.4.5 --with-tk=/home/sgordon/ns2/tk8.4.5
   make
   su
   make install
   /sbin/ldconfig /home/sgordon/ns2/otcl-...
   exit
   cd ..
   cd tclcl-1.17
   ./configure --with-tcl=/home/sgordon/ns2/tcl8.4.5 --with-tk=/home/sgordon/ns2/tk8.4.5
   make
   su
   make install
   
   exit
   cd ..
   cd ns-2.29
   ./configure
   make
   su
   make install
   exit
   ./validate
   cd ..
   cd nam-1.11
   ./configure 
   edit the file agent.h, line 73: replace NULL with 0
   make
   su
   make install
   exit
   cd ..
   cd xgraph-12.1
   ./configure
   make
   su
   make install
   exit
   cd ..
   

4. The software should now be ready to use.

Created on Wed, 29 Mar 2006, 10:12am

Last changed on Sat, 17 Jun 2006, 11:22pm