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installation Guide for Contiki OS in Ubuntu

how to install contiki in ubuntu

Step by Step Installation of Contiki in Ubuntu

  • Description:
    Contiki is an open-source operating system that runs on tiny low-power microcontrollers and makes it possible to develop applications that make efficient use of the hardware while providing standardized low-power wireless communication for a range of hardware platforms.

    VMware is one of the best applications for desktop and server virtualization in Linux. With a virtual machine application like VMware, you can run another operating system inside your current operating system.
  • Installation process
    a) Download and Install Vmware in ubuntu/ window
Step 1: Install required build packages
  • • Open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and use the command below to install the required build packages and Linux Kernel headers:sudo apt install build-essential
Step 2: Download VMware Workstation Player
Step 3: Installing VMware

  • • You have to set execute permission on the downloaded installer file. You can do it graphically as well. Just go to the folder where the file was downloaded. Right-click on it and make it executable.
  • Downloaded and installation process
    Right-click on the downloaded installer file
  • Permissions allow to excuting file as program
    Make the file executable
  • I am assuming that it has been downloaded to your Downloads directory. If so, use the command below to make the file executable:
    chmod +x ~/Downloads/VMware-Player*
    And then run the installation file:
    sudo ~/Downloads/VMware-Player*
    This will open an installation window.
Step 4: Installing VMware Player
  • Accept the terms and conditions
  •  Check Vmware player update permissions
  • Permission for the  system data and usage statistics to VMware
  • Enter the license key
  • VMware player is ready to be installed
  • Installing vmware VMx 6.0.1
  • VMware player was installated successfully
  • Install instantcontiki3.0 in ubuntu/windows
    Download zip folder instantcontiki3.0 below the link
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/contiki/files/Instant%20Contiki/
    Unzip the folder
    Open VMWare player
    Click the open virtual machine
    Open the .vmx file from the downloaded Contiki folder into the VMware workstation player.
    Click “power on” and open the Contiki window
    Enter the user password: user ( default password)
  • VMware player was ready to use
    Mware Workstation Player and Contiki-3.0 OS were installed successfully.