PacketTracer5

How to set up PacketTracer5 for Debian/Ubuntu on amd64 architecture.

Installation

Acquire the generic package and unpack:
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tar xfz PacketTracer51_generic.tar.gz
cd PacketTracer51
sudo ./install

Install into /opt/pt/ and don't intall the symlink in /usr/local/bin/.

Start script

Create a custom start script which sets the LD_LIBARY_PATH to the correct value. Put this into a file called /opt/pt/pt:
#!/bin/sh

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(dirname $0)/lib/;${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
$(dirname $0)/bin/PacketTracer5
Set the correct modes for this file:
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chmod 755 /opt/pt/pt

Running

No each user on the System can start PacketTracer5 by issuing the following command:
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/opt/pt/pt

Topic revision: r1 - 09 Jan 2009 - 16:59:36 - FladischerMichael
 
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