We reformatted our computers and installed debian-linux on Wednesday for our project on the Development of Network Lab Virtualization. Aaron tried to install the Windows XP OS on his computer but we found out we had to redownload all of the drivers, which would be a very tiring task as the download speed of the internet in school was slow.
Anyway, back to debian. Debian is a free operating system composed entirely of free and open source software. Debian is somewhat similar to Windows. Web browsers such as Epiphany and Iceweasel are similar to Web Browsers in Windows such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
Next, we tried to download Dynamips and Dynagen from the internet. Apparently, I downloaded the wrong type of file. The files had .rpm and .tar.gz type. Files that had .rpm at the end were for usage in Red Hat while Debian uses .tar.gz to unzip files.
To install dynagen and dynamips, we had to install libpcap, which is used to provide bridging router interfaces to physical network cards.
Then, we need to extract dynagen and dynamips to a suitable location. Then we need to create symlinks, or symbolic links, to dynagen and dynamips executables. A symlink is somewhat like a shortcut to another directory.
