it has to be debian 13 !

officially it’s for ubuntu!

1. make a account at cisco https://www.netacad.com/

2. download the deb package from https://www.netacad.com/resources/lab-downloads?courseLang=en-US

hostnamectl 
Static hostname: debian13
Icon name: computer-vm
Chassis: vm 🖴
Virtualization: kvm
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie) 
Kernel: Linux 6.12.101+deb13-amd64
Architecture: x86-64

su - root
dpkg -i CiscoPacketTracer_901_Ubuntu_64bit.deb
# it will say it needs
apt install libfuse2
# than it still won't install
apt -f install; # thanks apt for fixing the mess

# log off root Ctrl+D become non-root user
# try to start it like this
# it will ask to accept EULA via 2
/opt/pt/packettracer.AppImage %f
# then it will ask to login to netacad via a browser
# definately toggle the "keep me logged in for 3 months" toggle

what can the user do with it?

network simulations…

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