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Install PacketTracer 8.2.2 on Linux Mint 21

Prereqs

  • a PC (BIOS/UEFI) running Linux Mint 21

Download

Download PacketTracer from an official Cisco location (e.g Netacad.com, Skillsforall.com) and save it to disk. (VDAB users: download from your Google Drive!)

Open Terminal

Right-click on an empty space in the "Nemo" file manager and select "Open in Terminal".

Install

Install the .deb package using the "apt install" command with the relative path to the package file. APT will recognize it and install the package along with its dependencies, if any.

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sudo apt install ./CiscoPacketTracer822_amd64_signed.deb

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guru@vm26:~/Downloads$ sudo apt install ./CiscoPacketTracer822_amd64_signed.deb
[sudo] password for guru:     
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'packettracer' instead of './CiscoPacketTracer822_amd64_signed.deb'
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libgl1-mesa-glx libpthread-stubs0-dev libxau-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev libxcb1-dev libxdmcp-dev
  x11proto-dev xorg-sgml-doctools
Suggested packages:
  libxcb-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libgl1-mesa-glx libpthread-stubs0-dev libxau-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev libxcb1-dev libxdmcp-dev
  packettracer x11proto-dev xorg-sgml-doctools
0 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 755 kB/284 MB of archives.
After this operation, 2.765 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe amd64 libgl1-mesa-glx amd64 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 [5.584 B]
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License agreement

Read the license agreement :p and select "OK".

EULA terms

Accept the terms.

Notice

Ignore the "Notice" warning at the end of the installation. All went well.

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N: Download is performed unsandboxed as root as file '/home/guru/Downloads/CiscoPacketTracer822_amd64_signed.deb' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)
guru@vm26:~/Downloads$

Member of Cisco Network Academy? You should have received an activation link on your private e-mail. Activate your account.

Mint menu

Select "Menu" and start typing "pac". Start "PacketTracer 8.2.2".

Multi-user

Answer "no".

Sign-in

First choose "Keep me logged in (for 3 months) and then select "Cisco Networking Academy".

Login

Type your private e-mailadress. Put a checkmark next to "Remember me" and click "Login". The password field appears. Fill in your password.

Font configuration

Personal preference here. Select "Options -> Preferences -> Font". Increase the fontsize to 12 and click "Apply". Then close the window.