Installing DSRC simulation tools on Ubuntu

Downloading tools

VEINS

OMNeT++

INET

Before downloading, scroll down in VEINS download to check the compatibility.

Installing OMNeT++

Installing the prerequisite packets

$ sudo apt install -f

$ sudo apt update

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc g++ bison flex perl python python3 qt5-default libqt5opengl5-dev tcl-dev tk-dev libxml2-dev zlib1g-dev default-jre doxygen graphviz libwebkitgtk-1.0

$ sudo apt-get install openscenegraph-plugin-osgearth libosgearth-dev

Adding environment variable

$ cd omnetpp-6.0.1

$ . setenv

$ gedit ~/.bashrc

Adding the path: export PATH=$PATH:/home/user/Downloads/omnetpp-5.6.2/bin

$ sudo -s

$ ./configure

$ make

Running OMNeT++

$ omnetpp

Adding INET and Veins into OMNeT++

INET

File → Import → Existing Projects into Workspace → Next → Select root directory → Browse → inet4.4 → Finish

VEINS

File → Import → Existing Projects into Workspace → Next → Select root directory → Browse → veins-veins-5.2 → Finish

Installing SUMO

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sumo/stable

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get install sumo sumo-tools sumo-doc

Running an example

Open file veins/examples/veins/omnetpp.ini

Right click → Run as → OMNeT++ Simulation / Click Run on the Toolbar.

Open terminal and run:

$ '/home/mike/Documents/dsrc_cv2x/veins-veins-5.2/sumo-launchd.py' -vv -c '/usr/bin/sumo-gui'

Press F5 or click Run with full animation on the Toolbar to run simulation.