Laminar is an open-source network emulator that allows you to create virtual environments for testing and development purposes. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Laminar on FreeBSD Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, make sure that you have the following requirements:
The first step is to install the required packages on your FreeBSD system by running the following command:
pkg install cmake git boost-libs boost-all tclap
Next, we need to download the Laminar source code from the official repository. Run the following command to clone the source code:
git clone https://github.com/Router-Lab/laminar.git
Now, we can build and install Laminar using the following steps:
Navigate to the Laminar directory by running the following command:
cd laminar
Create a build directory and navigate to it:
mkdir build
cd build
Generate the Makefile using CMake:
cmake ..
Build Laminar:
make
Finally, install Laminar by running the following command:
sudo make install
To verify that Laminar has been successfully installed on your FreeBSD system, run the following command:
laminar -h
You should see the Laminar help message, which indicates that the installation was successful.
In this tutorial, we have demonstrated the steps to install Laminar on FreeBSD Latest. By following these steps, you can now start creating virtual environments and testing your network configurations with Laminar.
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