= Linux =

For OMNeT++ and RoutingSim, you need the following software packages installed. On a debian-based system, you can install them via

{{{ 
    apt-get install libboost-dev build-essential gcc g++ bison flex perl \
    tcl-dev tk-dev blt libxml2-dev zlib1g-dev openjdk-6-jre \
    doxygen graphviz openmpi-bin libopenmpi-dev libpcap-dev
}}}

If you already have installed OMNeT++, you will only need to install libboost-dev

= Windows =

It is also possible to run RoutingSim on Windows systems. To this purpose, install OMNeT++ as described in the [http://omnetpp.org/doc/omnetpp/InstallGuide.pdf OMNeT++ Install Guide] and follow the [http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/more/getting_started/index.html instructions on installing the Boost Libary].

Then you should be ready to continue with the next step in this installation guide.