Welcome to Learning blog of NS-2.34 in 1 Hour....
Steps for installation of ns 2.34 in ubuntu(10.X and above)
(Note : all bold sentences are used here for commands)
1. Download the ns-allinone-2.34.tar.gz from genuine source
2. Copy the downloaded ns-allinone-2.34 into Desktop directory.
3. Now you need to update and install some required packages----
a. open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)
type command sudo apt-get update
b. Required Libraries
type command on terminal sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake libxmu-dev
press enter
type command sudo apt-get install xorg-dev g++ xgraph
4. Extract the ns-allinone-2.34.tar.gz (Note: type the below mentioned commands on terminal)
cd Desktop/ press enter
tar zxvf ns-allinone-2.34.tar.gz press enter
5. You need to modify some codes---
a. In ns-allionone-2.34/otcl-1.13/configure
replace SHLIB_LD="Id-shared" by SHLIB_LD="gcc-shared"
6. Installation required
on terminal directory cd Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/ press enter
type ./install
7. Path setting required-----
a. in terminal sudo gedit ~/.bash_nav (Note: bash_nav is only a file name, you can use anything like this ./bash_X) where X is any word or letter.
8. Then copy the following path into .bash_nav and modify according to ns-2.34 folder
#LD_LIBRARY_PATH
OTCL_LIB=/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/otcl-1.13 (Note: here naveen is my system name)
NS@_LIB= /home/naveen/Desktop/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:$USR_LOCAL_LIB
#TCL_LIBRARY
TCL_LIB=/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/tcl8.4.18/library
USR_LIB=/usr/lib
export TCL_LIBRARY=$TCL_LIB:$USR_LIB
#PATH
XGRAPH=/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/bin:/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/tcl8.4.18/unix:/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/tk8.4.18/unix
NS=/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/ns-2.34
NAM=/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/nam-1.14
PATH=$PATH:$XGRAPH:$NS:$NAM
8. now type the command source ~/.bashrc on terminal
9. now move to directory cd Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/ns-2.34/ press enter
type ./validate (Note: validation takes 20-30 mints)
10. if you type ns in your terminal % should be displayed..
Steps for installation of ns 2.34 in ubuntu(10.X and above)
(Note : all bold sentences are used here for commands)
1. Download the ns-allinone-2.34.tar.gz from genuine source
2. Copy the downloaded ns-allinone-2.34 into Desktop directory.
3. Now you need to update and install some required packages----
a. open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T)
type command sudo apt-get update
b. Required Libraries
type command on terminal sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake libxmu-dev
press enter
type command sudo apt-get install xorg-dev g++ xgraph
4. Extract the ns-allinone-2.34.tar.gz (Note: type the below mentioned commands on terminal)
cd Desktop/ press enter
tar zxvf ns-allinone-2.34.tar.gz press enter
5. You need to modify some codes---
a. In ns-allionone-2.34/otcl-1.13/configure
replace SHLIB_LD="Id-shared" by SHLIB_LD="gcc-shared"
6. Installation required
on terminal directory cd Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/ press enter
type ./install
7. Path setting required-----
a. in terminal sudo gedit ~/.bash_nav (Note: bash_nav is only a file name, you can use anything like this ./bash_X) where X is any word or letter.
8. Then copy the following path into .bash_nav and modify according to ns-2.34 folder
#LD_LIBRARY_PATH
OTCL_LIB=/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/otcl-1.13 (Note: here naveen is my system name)
NS@_LIB= /home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/lib
X11_LIB=/usr/X11R6/lib
USR_LOCAL_LIB=/usr/local/lib
export LD_LIBRARY+PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$OTCL_LIB:$NS2_LIB:$X11_LIB:$USR_LOCAL_LIB
#TCL_LIBRARY
TCL_LIB=/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/tcl8.4.18/library
USR_LIB=/usr/lib
export TCL_LIBRARY=$TCL_LIB:$USR_LIB
#PATH
XGRAPH=/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/bin:/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/tcl8.4.18/unix:/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/tk8.4.18/unix
NS=/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/ns-2.34
NAM=/home/naveen/Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/nam-1.14
PATH=$PATH:$XGRAPH:$NS:$NAM
8. now type the command source ~/.bashrc on terminal
9. now move to directory cd Desktop/ns-allinone-2.34/ns-2.34/ press enter
type ./validate (Note: validation takes 20-30 mints)
10. if you type ns in your terminal % should be displayed..
