How-to: Install MLN

From SOFTICE

1 Synopsis
2 Dependencies
3 Installation
4 References

Developed by:

Matt Rideout

Synopsis

Manage Large Networks (MLN) builds upon User Mode Linux to create virtual networks made up of virtual nodes. This page describes how to install Manage Large Networks (MLN) on a Linux system.

You do not have to be a super user to install and use MLN.

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Dependencies

Perl
uml-utilities
bridge-utils
screen
sudo

bridge-utils is officially a dependency, however, it appears to only be needed for Xen based installations. SOFTICE uses UML, and is able to run MLN without bridge-utils present.

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Installation

Download and unpack the latest version of MLN:

wget http://mln.sourceforge.net/files/mln-latest.tar.gz
tar xzf mln-latest.tar.gz

Run the setup process

cd mln-latest
./mln setup

During the setup process, you will be asked a series of questions. Accepting all of the defaults will give you a functional installation.

You should now have an executable named mln in your current directory. This is the mln Perl script, and can be run in the current directory, or copied or linked into a directory located in your path.