Package Details: packettracer 8.2.2-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/packettracer.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: packettracer
Description: A cross-platform visual simulation tool designed by Cisco Systems that allows users to create network topologies and imitate modern computer network
Upstream URL: https://www.netacad.com/courses/packet-tracer
Licenses: LicenseRef-Cisco-EULA
Submitter: Vamp898
Maintainer: runnytu
Last Packager: runnytu
Votes: 152
Popularity: 0.70
First Submitted: 2009-02-18 07:52 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-05-04 15:40 (UTC)

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runnytu commented on 2020-01-04 16:58 (UTC) (edited on 2020-01-04 16:59 (UTC) by runnytu)

To install all versions of packettracer except 7.2.2, follow this guidelines: 1. Download the snapshot from this AUR. 2. Tar -zxf the packettracer.tar.gz snapshot (it creates the dir packettracer/ with the PKGBUILD on it). 3. Download the latest packettracer tarball from your Netacad account and copy it into the packettracer/ dir. 4. Create the package with the command makepkg (it creates a packettracer.pkg.tar.xz). 5. Install the package with either makepkg -i or sudo pacman -U packettracer.pkg.tar.xz.

Packettracer 7.2.2 are auto installable via run file, download it from netacad webpage and run it, you don't need this package.

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lakwey commented on 2025-08-19 13:36 (UTC)

The issue is probably because the packettracer package needs QT_QPA_PLATFORM environmental variable to be set to xcb for xwayland . It has been recommended here Wayland on Arch Linux ,that you set it to 

export QT_QPA_PLATFORM="wayland,xcb"

So that if wayland support is not found it falls back to xorg. If you use uwsm you can add this to your .config/uwsm/env file and it should now be able to run packettracer. Alternatively you can open a terminal and run the above line and if you launch packettracer from the shell it should work for the duration of that shell.

Apstergos commented on 2025-07-16 00:21 (UTC) (edited on 2025-07-16 00:21 (UTC) by Apstergos)

@TeachMe It is a problem with the environment. It needs X11 check these references: [1]https://www.reddit.com/r/hyprland/comments/1adsyya/solving_packet_tracer_compatibility_issue_on_arch/ [2] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wayland#Qt:~:text=To%20force%20the,available.%5B6%5D

easyy commented on 2025-07-04 21:42 (UTC)

If you are having issues logging in to your NETACAD account with the packettracer embedded browsers getting stuck loading, click on skills for all login and your browser will pop up and redirect you to NETACAD for login.

TeachMe commented on 2025-06-30 03:05 (UTC)

help my packettracer wont start

Starting Packet Tracer 8.2.2
/usr/bin/packettracer: line 8: 133262 Aborted                 (core dumped) ./PacketTracer "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1

wakizu commented on 2025-06-21 14:05 (UTC)

thank you @mal1k.me

dead_donkey commented on 2025-06-19 02:55 (UTC)

Yes, I think you're right nicholasr. Cisco merged NetAcad into Skills For All 6-12 months ago, so the next release should remove the NetAcad login option. You should have already received account migration instructions to Skills For All, and they now call NetAcad 'Legacy NetAcad'.

nicholasr-ITSulu commented on 2025-06-18 19:16 (UTC)

I am using pamac as an AUR-helper. I was able to install this package (packettracer 8.2.2-1) and load it on my system. However, the first screen asks you to login using Cisco Network Academy or Cisco Skills for All.

If you choose Cisco Network Academy, an in-app browser opens and a Network Academy page resolves. If you click on LogIn, another browser window opens with a spinning icon that does not stop or reslove. This appears to be an issue with the Cisco Packet Tracer and may be solved in the 9.0 release, which is curently in beta.

If you choose the Cisco Skills for All option, your system browser will load a Cisco Skills for All page and you can successfully login using that web interface.

To simplify, use the Cisco Skills for All login when first starting this package.

nicholasr-ITSulu commented on 2025-06-16 19:18 (UTC)

An updated guide to downloading and installing:

1.: Download the .deb file from https://www.netacad.com/resources/lab-downloads (you need to sign in and the current file name is Packet_Tracer822_amd64_signed.deb.

2.: Try to install this package (packettracer 8.2.2-1) with an AUR helper (example: pamac, octopi). The install will fail with an error indicating a missing .deb install

3.: Copy the .deb file you downloaded from Cisco Network Academy to the directory where AUR's build files are located on your system. On my sytem it is in the /tmp directory. It may be differnt on your Arch distribution. Check the setting on your AUR helper to find the AUR build directory.

4.: Install again with an AUR helper

5.: The installation using the AUR helper should work now.

rhysperry111 commented on 2025-05-30 11:45 (UTC) (edited on 2025-05-30 12:48 (UTC) by rhysperry111)

Could libxml2-legacy be added as a dependency?

EDIT: This didn't fix anything as the packettracer script overrides ld search paths. Adding the systems library paths to the override line in /opt/packettracer/packettracer fixed things

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