Cisco Packet Tracer 9.0.0 Installation on Arch Linux

This post explains how to install Cisco Packet Tracer 9.0.0 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

1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://gitlab.com/fr0stb1rd/aur-packettracer-900.git
    cd aur-packettracer-900
   

2. Build and install the package:

    makepkg -sic
   

   -s : Automatically install required dependencies before building.
   -i : Install the package after it is built.
   -c : Clean up temporary files after building.

This command will automatically download the installer, build the package, and install Packet Tracer on your system.

🚀 Usage

After installation, you need to run the following command to accept the license agreement.

Otherwise, the program will not start:

/usr/lib/packettracer/packettracer.AppImage

This step only needs to be done the first time. After that, you can launch Packet Tracer using the shortcuts that will appear on your desktop and in your application menu.

🔐 Checksums

CRC32:   73c1d06e
MD5:     6b86f267c476bb18d36473c241ef4709
SHA1:    ecef301648515f5a5bde14086cd7a203ede8fef7
SHA256:  dd9ac0d4c7fc37dcb68f627fd7c7e6fa6d4200c14492526e5618b9bd172ed920
SHA512:  5a92952435fd4829eb9f84602e21328dcd47b9dc59265d7f84a4162d85f270c9628c800197464a07f79bdf9fe6b728721d91d87fe3255a07e19d7fe4d2069865

ℹ️ Extra Info

Filename: CiscoPacketTracer_900_Ubuntu_64bit.deb

Direct Link: https://archive.org/download/packettracer900/CiscoPacketTracer_900_Ubuntu_64bit.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 < runnytu at gmail dot com >
• OldMaintainer: Alexey Kharlamov der@2-47.ru
• Contributor: David Dufberg Tøttrup
• Contributor: Jordi De Groof <jordi(dot)degroof(at)gmail(dot)com>
• Contributor: pyther pyther@pyther.net
• Contributor: z3ntu WEI16416@spengergasse.at
• Contributor: fr0stb1rd < fr0stb1rd.gitlab.io >