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Cisco Packet Tracer 8.2.2 Installation on Arch Linux

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By fr0stb1rd
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Cisco Packet Tracer 8.2.2 Installation on Arch Linux

This post explains how to install Cisco Packet Tracer 8.2.2 on Arch Linux using a convenient PKGBUILD. The build script automatically downloads the Debian package from Archive.org and sets up the application for your system.

Installation

Clone the repository and build the package:

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git clone https://gitlab.com/fr0stb1rd/aur-packettracer.git
cd aur-packettracer
makepkg -sic

This will:

  1. Download the .deb package automatically,
  2. Build the Arch package,
  3. Install Packet Tracer and necessary desktop entries.

Hashes

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CRC32:   27386c1d
MD5:     1ced4753c05b5e880daae8c4c435bffa
SHA1:    35bd819fcb0e2ed1df3582387d599e4a9c6bf2c9
SHA256:  6cd2b8891df92d2cad8b6fdc47480fc089de085c4f3fe95eb80d5450a2a7f72d
SHA512:  55835357b01449150f5c962d852f2921d4e39f697297cb34471b8cc83a91bced6c31703cc28a90e61db7a9a32e5534de4f11e5c4f6735f400456d25a013fadde

Extra Info

Filename: CiscoPacketTracer822_amd64_signed.deb

Direct Link: https://archive.org/download/cisco-packet-tracer-822-amd-64-signed_202405/CiscoPacketTracer822_amd64_signed.deb

License

  • Cisco Packet Tracer is licensed under Cisco’s EULA.
  • All binaries and content are licensed by Cisco Systems.
  • The PKGBUILD and scripts in this repo are free to reuse.

Credits

  • Maintainer: Runnytu
  • Contributors: David Dufberg Tøttrup, Jordi De Groof, pyther, z3ntu, fr0stb1rd
Arch Linux, Networking, Packet Tracer
This post is licensed under CC BY 4.0 by the author.