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December 4, 2024

Cisco Packet Tracer Install Fix — Ubuntu 23.10 / 24.04

Problem

Packet Tracer fails to install with:

Dependency is not satisfiable: libgl1-mesa-glx 

Quick Fix

  1. Download dependency packages
    Grab the .deb files listed here:
    https://github.com/PetrusNoleto/Error-in-install-cisco-packet-tracer-in-ubuntu-23.10-unmet-dependencies/releases/tag/CiscoPacketTracerFixUnmetDependenciesUbuntu23.10

  2. Install gdebi
    sudo apt install gdebi 
  3. Install dependencies
    cd ~/Downloads sudo gdebi ./libegl1-mesa_23.0.4-0ubuntu1.22.04.1_amd64.deb sudo gdebi ./libgl1-mesa-glx_23.0.4-0ubuntu1.22.04.1_amd64.deb 
  4. Install Packet Tracer
    sudo gdebi ./Packet_Tracer821_amd64_signed.deb 

Credits

Original reference from PetrusNoleto (GitHub).

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