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[https://www.netacad.com/courses/packet-tracer Packettracer] is a network simulation software. The tool from Cisco is suitable, for example, for training as an IT specialist to learn how to deal with networks and, in particular, how to behave in the event of problems. A free and open source alternative would be [ | [https://www.netacad.com/courses/packet-tracer Packettracer] is a network simulation software. The tool from Cisco is suitable, for example, for training as an IT specialist to learn how to deal with networks and, in particular, how to behave in the event of problems. A free and open source alternative would be [[GNS3]] | ||
== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
You need to enable [[ | You need to enable [[Unfree software|unfree]] and prefetch the <code>.deb</code> file from Packettracer before you are able to installing it. The Package is allready [https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=packettracer available] for Nix. Other Unix/Linux Distros with Nix installed can installing it on their system aswell. | ||
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$nix-prefetch-url --type sha256 file:///path/to/CiscoPacketTracer_"version"_Ubuntu_64bit.deb | $nix-prefetch-url --type sha256 file:///path/to/CiscoPacketTracer_"version"_Ubuntu_64bit.deb | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 25 June 2024
Packettracer is a network simulation software. The tool from Cisco is suitable, for example, for training as an IT specialist to learn how to deal with networks and, in particular, how to behave in the event of problems. A free and open source alternative would be GNS3
Installation
You need to enable unfree and prefetch the .deb file from Packettracer before you are able to installing it. The Package is allready available for Nix. Other Unix/Linux Distros with Nix installed can installing it on their system aswell.
$nix-store --add-fixed sha256 CiscoPacketTracer_"version"_Ubuntu_64bit.deb
# or with
$nix-prefetch-url --type sha256 file:///path/to/CiscoPacketTracer_"version"_Ubuntu_64bit.deb