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