Installation of ns2 in Ubuntu 18.

04 - NS2
Tutorial # 2
ns2 installation in Ubuntu 18.04

Unlike earlier version of ubuntu, the 18,04 version does not support the direct installation of ns2,
because of the latest C/C++ compiler (7.x), but the latest C/C++ compiler supported by ns2 is gcc-
4.8. So this post and video tells you about the installation of gcc-4.8 version, then ns2 and then
configuration.
Here are the steps, Please follow the video given below for more information.

$] tar zxvf ns-allinone-2.35.tar.gz

$] sudo apt install gcc-4.8 g++-4.8

if you have installed ubuntu just now, you can try these commands also in the beginning

$] sudo apt update

$] sudo apt install build-essential autoconf automake libxmu-dev

$] cd ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35
$] gedit Makefile.in
$] gedit linkstate/ls.h

line number 137, change erase to this->erase

$] cd ..
$] ./install

export PATH=$PATH:/home/pradeepkumar/ns-allinone-2.35/bin:/home/pradeepkumar/ns-allinone-
2.35/tcl8.5.10/unix:/home/pradeepkumar/ns-allinone-2.35/tk8.5.10/unix
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/home/pradeepkumar/ns-allinone-2.35/otcl-
1.14:/home/pradeepkumar/ns-allinone-2.35/lib