Installing NS2 in Ubuntu gets easy

Hi friends, the following is one of the easy procedures to get ns2 (Network Simulator) running on Ubuntu:
1.Download the .rar file form here.
2. Now extract it (u need unrar programme for that).
3. You would find some .deb packages. Just right click on each and choose "Open with Package Installer".
4. Open the terminal and type: ns . If you see a % sign then you have successfully installed ns2
5. Now to test the simulator, type in terminal : ns example.tcl and a simulator should pop up.(You need to write a sample tcl for this or you may donwload the example tcl file from here).
That's it , congratulations,you have installed ns2 without much hasstles i suppose. :)

P.S:
1. While installing the packages with the package manager, some error messages may come , so leave those packages, and proceed with next and then come back to it.

2. A tutorial on ns and tcl can be accessed here.
3. Through the above method one won't be able to edit the source code of ns , so for that one can downlaod the ns-allinone RC7 from here . Extract it and do ./install . Then one needs to add some path variables in ~/.bashrc file (you will be told after the install process) and then run ./validate inside the ns folder

Mukti 11.02

Hi friends,
Each year Open Source enthusiasts from all over the country rise to it in unison. When Mukti comes calling.... MUKTI is the Annual National Level Technical Symposium on GNU/Linux and Free Software conducted by the GNU/Linux Users' Group of NIT Durgapur. Our sole goal is to promote the awareness of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in and beyond the student community of India. We have had the opportunity to play host to a number of eminent FOSS contributors at the international level during MUKTI. We preach the holy teachings of Open Source and practice it at the hallowed portals of the numerous workshops dedicated to it.We have also always had the good fortune of being associated with an enthusiastic and knowledge audience. So if you want to breath the fresh air of freedom – freedom from copyrights, licenses and registration codes - it is time to wake up. To the call of MUKTI...
So come on and register youself.

FOSS.IN

This was my first and sadly the last FOSS.IN and as expected, it was full of fun as well as inspiration. Speakers and developers from around the globe had gathered for this event.
On the first day , i got off a little late from my room and reached the spot only to find a long queue for the ID cards. After the formalities, we (Praveen, Prayag and of course me) stepped in the hall.
The first talk was on Wikimedia by Danese Cooper who also said "Wikileaks!= Wikimedia" :)
There were several other talks but i attented a few which included :
Beyond init - Leonart Pottering
Failures of Fedora and what we learned from it -Rahul Sundaram
Day two was even more interesting:
It featured Fedora MiniConf . It included 6 talks. Rahul started it by getting throught the schedule and then Amit talked about virtulisation.This was followed by talk by Arun and then Ankit Patwari and then Shreyank talked about his Four Seasons Of Code.
Later we had a packaging session by Arun Sag.
The last day included another packaging session by Rahul and it was very detailed. Thanks to IRC :)
The event ended with a lively performance by Raghu Dixit , a well known band in Karnatka and the ambience was filled with excitement. Thanks to him , i even learned some Kannad words!!
It was an awesome experience and will be remembered for a long time .
Proud to use Open Source .