Packet Tracer 5 is Available for Linux OS
Packet tracer is an applicatioon that is made by CISCO to help user designing a networking. Using packet tracer, we are able to configure router, switch, hub, server, etc. Packet tracer 5 has supported linux platform and multi user. In linux version, You can download the packet tracer 5How to install Packet tracer 5 on Linux OS (Ubuntu, Fedora, Mint, Debian, etc)
In The article, We will install packet tracer 5 that is mode tar.gz.. So, we must extract it and then doing the installation process.
Let's install packet tracer 5 on Linux OS!!
- Download packet tracer 5 here
- open terminal
- open terminal
- make shortcut to run packet tracer 5
copy packet tracer 5 to /home
$ sudo cd /home
# tar xzvf PacketTracer5_generic.tar.gz
# cd PacketTracer5_generic
# ./installAfter, doing ./install, The instruction will be appear. Follow each instructions until finish.
$ packettracerright click on desktop and select create launcher
Type : Application
Name: Packet Tracer 5
Command: packettracer
Comment: CISCO Networking Simulation
But we do not use Linux...is it applicable to windows?.....
#jofelo
thanks 4 your comments. PT5 is available for windows.
you can use it as good as PT5 for Linux.
if you want to get PT5 for windows, you can visit http://cisco.com
cannot run the program it tells me permission denied installed to IDIR where should i install th program to.......please help
#anonymous
hmm, what is your OS?? because my article about PT5 only support for linux OS.
am using Linux Mint and i would like to know if the following code will allow me to be able to install Packet tracert in Linux
@my good friend
absolutely ya LOL,
cos the extension of PT 5 on my post is .bin, an it is available for linux
Thanks Joe Engressia! Long at last I have managed to install PT5 on Linux mint and is working perfect. Vitu
first type this command;
chmod +x PacketTracer532_i386_installer-deb.bin
then type;
sudo dpkg -i PacketTracer532_i386_installer-deb.bin
Holy crap it works!!! I installed on PClinuxOS. For a long time I thought it was only going to work properly on Ubuntu or fedora. Finally I can use linux!