Introduction

In this page will be shown how to use the CNRL repository for Debian and Ubuntu.

Using this repository, you will be provided with the following packages:

# VIRTUALBRICKS related:
virtualbricks - Virtualization suite for qemu/kvm VMs and vde2 networks
vde-netemu - Channel emulator for VDE2

Use the repository

Please, follow instructions below:

  1. Add following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
    # DTN Repository
    deb http://cnrl.deis.unibo.it/repo/ RELEASE main
    deb-src http://cnrl.deis.unibo.it/repo/ RELEASE main
    You must replace RELEASE with the REPO_NAME of the table below.
    +--------------------------------------------+------------------+
    | RELEASE                                    | REPO_NAME        |
    +--------------------------------------------+------------------+
    | debian stretch (9 oldstable)               | stretch          |
    | debian buster (10 oldstable)               | buster           |
    | debian bullseye (11 stable)                | bullseye         |
    | debian sid (unstable)                      | sid              |
    | ubuntu xenial (16.04 LTS) (deprecated)     | xenial           |
    | ubuntu bionic (18.04 LTS)                  | bionic           |
    | ubuntu focal fossa (20.04 LTS)             | focal            |
    | ubuntu jammy jellyfish (22.04 LTS)         | jammy            |
    +--------------------------------------------+------------------+
    
  2. Download and import the GPG Public Key for the repository, run the following comand:
    wget -O - http://cnrl.deis.unibo.it/repo/signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
  3. Update the packages list, type the following command (compulsory, otherwise you risk to install versions from other repositories!):
    sudo apt-get update
  4. Type the following command to get virtualbricks (analogously for possible other packages of this repo):
    sudo apt-get install virtualbricks
    Type the following command to add vde-netemu (essential):
    sudo apt-get install vde-netemu 

Contact

For any reason related the packages or the repository, feel free to contact me.