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How to Install Cisco Packet Tracer in Ubuntu

To Install Cisco Packet Tracer in Ubuntu

Cisco Packet Tracer is a network simulator tool that provides simulation, visualisation, authoring, etc., Installation of Cisco Packet tracer in Ubuntu is explained in this article.

Download the cisco packet tracer package from the following link,
http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~kotfid/packettracer/LinuxUbuntu/PacketTracer63_linux.tar.gz

List the downloaded package directory.

root@user1-linuhelp: Desktop# ls
PacketTracer63_linux.tar.gz       vmware-tools-distrib
VMwareTools-9.6.0-1294478.tar.gz

Extract the package by using tar command.

root@user1-linuhelp: Desktop# tar -xvf PacketTracer63_linux.tar.gz
PacketTracer63/
PacketTracer63/LANGUAGES/
PacketTracer63/LANGUAGES/default.ptl
PacketTracer63/LANGUAGES/default.ts
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PacketTracer63/help/default/Cisco_Packet_Tracer_6.3.pdf
PacketTracer63/help/default/menu.htm
PacketTracer63/bin/PacketTracer6

Go to the extracted directory and run the following script file for installation of Cisco Packet Tracer.

root@user1-linuhelp: Desktop/PacketTracer63# ls
art          eula.txt    install    saves         templates
backgrounds  extensions  LANGUAGES  set_ptenv.sh  tpl.linguist
bin          help        lib        sounds        tpl.packettracer
root@user1-linuhelp:/home/user1/Desktop/PacketTracer63# bash install
Welcome to Cisco Packet Tracer 6.3 Installation

Read the following End User License Agreement " EULA"  carefully. You must accept the terms of this EULA to install and use Cisco Packet Tracer.
Press the Enter key to read the EULA.

                                                                      Cisco Packet Tracer
                                                                   Software License Agreement
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Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of
Cisco Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries.  Any other
trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective
owners.

Do you accept the terms of the EULA? (Y)es/(N)o
yes
You have accepted the terms to the EULA. Congratulations. Packet Tracer will now be installed.
Enter location to install Cisco Packet Tracer or press enter for default [/opt/pt]:
Installing into /opt/pt
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Should we create a symbolic link " packettracer"  in /usr/local/bin for easy Cisco Packet Tracer startup? [Yn] y
Type " packettracer"  in a terminal to start Cisco Packet Tracer
Writing PT6HOME environment variable to /etc/profile
Cisco Packet Tracer 6.3 installed successfully

Add the packet tracer setup into /etc/profile.

root@user1-linuhelp:Desktop/PacketTracer63# bash set_ptenv.sh
Using default directory: /opt/pt
Writing PT6HOME environment variable to /etc/profile

Run the packettracer command in terminal to open the cisco packet tracer.

root@user1-linuhelp:Desktop/PacketTracer63# packettracer

Click the Guest Login to open the cisco packettracer.

Then choose the Confirm Guest option.

Now the Cisco packet tracer tool opens.

Execute the network simulation of your choice.

Tag : Cisco Packet Tracer Ubuntu
Comment
elsv
Aug 20 2017
Same problem .... packettracer doesn't start ... Help??
mandar
Jul 25 2017
Thanx buddy.. Its working....
dineshshrestha
Mar 23 2017
whenever I try to start packettracer through terminal it doesn't startup. Help needed plz
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FAQ
Q
Is Packet Tracer 5.1 still available?
A
No. Packet Tracer 5.2 has superseded Packet Tracer 5.1 and is the only version of Packet Tracer that is
currently available for download from Academy Connection.
Q
What protocols can be modeled using Packet Tracer 5.2?
A
HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, Telnet, SSH, DNS, DHCP, NTP, SNMP, AAA, Radius, TACACS, Syslog
Q
On what platforms can I install and run Packet Tracer 6.3?
A
Packet Tracer 6.3 is compatible with the following platforms: Windows 7, 8 and Ubuntu Linux.
Q
Why can’t I create a custom device in the Linux Ubuntu version of Packet Tracer?
A
*In order to create a custom device, the Packet Tracer application needs to be able to write to the PT/template
folder.
*In Ubuntu, Packet Tracer must be installed at the root level, and then run as root to successfully write to
this folder.
Q
What’s new in Packet Tracer 6.3?
A
*Packet Tracer 6.3 introduce user authentication into Packet Tracer. NetAcad user is required to sign in
when first time launch the Packet Tracer
*Non-NetAcad user can click “Guest Login” button and wait for 15
seconds and view the “About Cisco Networking Academy” page then start using Packet Tracer.