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I just started using Ubuntu and I need to run NS2 with the NAM gui.

I successfully installed ns2 and nam and I am able to run ns2 scripts.

However when I try to open NAM from the Terminal, it simply does not work.

When I run nam from the terminal, I get the message :

nam:

example

The terminal prompt then immediately comes back.

I am using Ubuntu in a GUI environment.

Output of echo "$DISPLAY" :

mehdihaddoud@mehdihaddoud-VirtualBox:~/Desktop/TP$ echo "$DISPLAY" :0 mehdihaddoud@mehdihaddoud-VirtualBox:~/Desktop/TP$

waltinator
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mehdihaddoud
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    Are running in a GUI environment, or a text terminal? Please [edit] your question and show us echo "$DISPLAY". – waltinator Sep 20 '21 at 22:13
  • I just edited my question. – mehdihaddoud Sep 22 '21 at 00:54
  • Please also add Ubuntu version to the question : The Ubuntu 'nam' package was corrupt from Ubuntu 13.xx to 19.04 . ........ Valid nam packages https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B7S255p3kFXNLXVVSnNFSXpWUGs?resourcekey=0-l7ZPIxkG17JwSO5CDA4ONA&usp=sharing ............... P.S.: Nam may not work in Cygwin. NS-2 / nam may not work in VirtualBox, wmWare. – Knud Larsen Sep 22 '21 at 06:45
  • I am using Ubuntu 21.04 in VirtualBox – mehdihaddoud Sep 23 '21 at 03:57
  • ns2 INFO https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dbrFE8CDMNbE5Kmq4duZl6bUTP7PXdVps9AGvzVi0gM/edit?usp=sharing ...... Important note : Conditions for ns2 → A 'Linux OS' installed to a hard disk partition. Both VirtualBox and wmWare have resulted in poor unusable 'ns' executable since 2017. – Knud Larsen Sep 23 '21 at 09:22
  • About 'nam' : Why not install the Ubuntu nam package https://packages.ubuntu.com/hirsute/nam → enable the universe repo. – Knud Larsen Sep 23 '21 at 09:57

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nam Network Animator for network simulation can be installed by the following command in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu.

sudo apt install nam

To launch Nam Console GUI from the terminal type nam

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