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Install gns3 on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install gns3

Learn how to install gns3 with the command sudo apt-get install gns3 on Ubuntus.

Quick installation of gns3:

Step 1: Update system:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: gns3

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

sudo apt-get install gns3

Package Details

Package:gns3
Version:0.7.4-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.gns3.net/
Description:graphical network simulator graphical network simulator to design network topologies. You may run network simulations or configure devices ranging from Cisco routers, Cisco PIX firewalls, Cisco ASA Firewalls, Cisco IDS to JunOS routers using Qemu or Pemu. It is using dynamips as simulation backend, an IOS emulator which allows users to run IOS binary images from Cisco Systems. Cisco IOS, PixOS or JunOS software images are not included. Homepage: http://www.gns3.net/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:multiverse/net

How to install gns3 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If gns3 is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gns3' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L gns3
Package `gns3' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing gns3:

After system update use the following command to install gns3:

sudo apt-get install gns3

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove gns3 from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gns3 from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the gns3 following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  gns3

Following command is used to remove the gns3 package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gns3

This will remove gns3 and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing gns3 with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge gns3

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gns3

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gns3 package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.

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