Run Cisco Packet Tracer in Ubuntu

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Tags: cisco, deb, debian, links, linux, network, packet tracer, terminal, ubuntu, virtualization, wine

Cisco Systems corporation names Packet Tracer as a powerful tool for network simulation program allowing network academy students to analyze network behavior gaining learning experience. As a holder of CCNA status and Ubuntu enthusiast I completely agree with above description. See below how to install and run Packet Tracer in your Ubuntu.

Nowadays you can install Packet Tracer in Ubuntu easy way in just a few steps — thankfully to Cisco Packet Tracer is available as binary DEB package for Ubuntu and/or Debian Linux distros.

If you are student of Cisco Network Academy just sign-in and download fresh Packet Tracer DEB package from there (as far as I remember Packet Tracer 5.2 is the latest version). The link should look something like as below. Notice you should find there Linux/Ubuntu version of Packet Tracer instead of binary .exe file for Windows.

Once downloaded install it like any other Ubuntu software:

sudo dpkg -i PacketTracer-5.2-u.i386.deb

After the installation Packet Tracer will appear in Ubuntu menu.

Not a member of Cisco Network Academy Students/Alumni community? Try searching Google for PacketTracer 52 deb for links to binary packages of Packet Tracer for Ubuntu. Here are a few examples:

http://rapidshare.com/files/277980199/PacketTracer52_i386_installer-deb.bin
http://www.cabrillo.edu/~rgraziani/courses/cis81.html
http://www.uploadcity.com/?f=12027073&t=WarungPlus.Packet.Tracer.v5.2.Ubuntu.ver.rar

Once downloaded you have to apply executable bit to .bin file and run it for installation:

chmod +x PacketTracer52_i386_installer-deb.bin

sudo sh PacketTracer52_i386_installer-deb.bin

P.S. Thanks to artiomix from www.linuxscrew.com for great post about how to run Packet Tracer in Linux using Wine. It inspired me to write this post at here Ubuntuka.

Comments

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Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:03 am

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@erickjohncuevas

Posted on February 6, 2011 at 8:39 am

the save file from Ubuntu wont open in windows packet tracer? had anyone tried it?

erickjohncuevas

Posted on April 2, 2011 at 8:41 am

You can also download in Cisco but you must Login first with your account, they have also a packet tracer for Linux, my only problem during that time was, when i saved my solutions and open it in MS, it won't open, i think there was an architecture problem even i saved it as .pkt, that was a year ago, im not sure if its ok now.

Mohan Turi

Posted on August 4, 2011 at 11:36 am

give me the PacketTracer software like

Christian Esperar

Posted on August 13, 2011 at 7:59 am

Thanks! I currently using Cisco in Windows but I am planning to migrate in Linux. Thanks for the Download Link!

@1dphotography

Posted on August 27, 2011 at 4:44 am

Not supported on 64bit system (Ubuntu)?

BackTrack

Posted on November 11, 2011 at 5:06 pm

Thnkz dude…it works

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Posted on November 13, 2011 at 4:33 am

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Alchemication

Posted on November 27, 2011 at 3:41 pm

It's working on Ubuntu 11.10, thanks!

Gabriel Hans

Posted on December 22, 2011 at 1:39 pm

Are you an expert in those kind of things or just so fascinated that you were able to compile this? I'm amazed.