Packet Tracer Installation in Ubuntu

How to Install Packettracer 7.3.0 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?

1. Download packet tracer 7.3 from its official website(click here). In order to download it, you have to make an account on its website which is free of cost. The packet tracer will be available in the resources tab once you login to its website. Select the Linux Desktop Version 7.3.0 English from the option given.
2. Install it using the following command: sudo dpkg -i package-name.deb (package-name.deb will be the name of the software that you have downloaded)
3. If you get any dependencies error then refer to the dependencies required section and go to step 2.
4. Once the installation is done navigate to this location:  cd  /opt/pt/  and then  ./packettracer
5. You have to use your credentials to use the packet tracer. It will ask you to login every time you run a packet tracer or you can login as a guest user.

Packettracer Login Interface

Dependencies Required: Run these commands if you happen to get any of the following dependencies problems.

qt-at-spi Error:

• sudo apt-get update

• sudo apt-get install libqt5webkit5 libqt5multimediawidgets5 libqt5svg5 libqt5script5 libqt5scripttools5 libqt5sql5

libpng Error: 

• wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libp/libpng/libpng12-0_1.2.50-2+deb8u3_amd64.deb 

• sudo dpkg -i libpng12-0_1.2.50-2+deb8u3_amd64.deb

multiarch-support Error:

• wget https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/glibc/multiarch-support_2.29-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb 

•  sudo dpkg -i multiarch-support_2.29-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb