| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/packettracer.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | packettracer |
| Description: | A cross-platform visual simulation tool designed by Cisco Systems that allows users to create network topologies and imitate modern computer network |
| Upstream URL: | https://www.netacad.com/courses/packet-tracer |
| Licenses: | custom |
| Submitter: | Vamp898 |
| Maintainer: | runnytu |
| Last Packager: | runnytu |
| Votes: | 149 |
| Popularity: | 1.65 |
| First Submitted: | 2009-02-18 07:52 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2024-03-09 22:29 (UTC) |
If this can help anyone to simplify the installation and the maintenance:
we usually download the deb package from the browser which saves the file in ~/Downloads
Cisco provides two places to download the package and names them in two different ways
the downloaded package should be moved to the PKGBUILD folder, but we always forget where that is
this is the link to the PKGBUILD.
Hi! Needed help on the PKGBUILD. How can I possibly install this?
https://skillsforall.com/resources/lab-downloads
The source .deb has a new package name Packet_Tracer822_amd64_signed.deb
UPDATE: Successfully built locally.
The name of the deb file provided by cisco has changed again and they've also moved the resources to a new webpage under skills for all. It would make more sense to have a fixed name in the PKGBUILD and have people rename it in the wiki instructions.
@NotYou It's probably illegal to distribute it. Build scripts like this are all above board, but Cisco seems to restrict access to the Packet Tracer executable to people who have access to NetAcad. Of course, there's a license verification even after you install the program, but Cisco do what Cisco do.
ERROR: CiscoPacketTracer_821_Ubuntu_64bit.deb was not found in the build directory and is not a URL
why do we need to download it locally first? Add the executable to a github repo or something and then just download it from there.
I know how to workaround my problem:
makepkg command and you'll have Packet Tracer installed.==> ERROR: CiscoPacketTracer_821_Ubuntu_64bit.deb was not found in the build directory and is not a URL.
The problem is on line 18. I don't know how to workaround this.
Has anyone got the same problem?
cisco-pt{,sa}.desktop both end up being mere symlinks to the (no longer existing) PKGBUILD directory.
Also, I need to run unset QT_QPA_PLATFORM since I set it to wayland and that insta-crashes the program.
click the "Skills for all"-Button in Packet-Tracer there comes up the message "Login is in progress: a new window has been opened in your browser. Please sign in using your Skills For All Credentials". But nothing in Web-Browser happens.
Solution is next:
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME packettracer
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runnytu commented on 2020-01-04 16:58 (UTC) (edited on 2020-01-04 16:59 (UTC) by runnytu)
To install all versions of packettracer except 7.2.2, follow this guidelines: 1. Download the snapshot from this AUR. 2. Tar -zxf the packettracer.tar.gz snapshot (it creates the dir packettracer/ with the PKGBUILD on it). 3. Download the latest packettracer tarball from your Netacad account and copy it into the packettracer/ dir. 4. Create the package with the command makepkg (it creates a packettracer.pkg.tar.xz). 5. Install the package with either makepkg -i or sudo pacman -U packettracer.pkg.tar.xz.
Packettracer 7.2.2 are auto installable via run file, download it from netacad webpage and run it, you don't need this package.