The best way to install Mininet is to check out the newest Github repository:
cd ~ # if you are in some other directory git clone git://github.com/mininet/mininet cd mininet git tag # this will list available versions git checkout -b 2.2.2 # replace 2.2.2 with the version you wish to install cd ..
In this case the newest version of Mininet is 2.2.2. By executing the next command it can be installed.
./mininet/util/install.sh -a # default installation, includes all components, recommended
Fehlermeldung (Ubuntu 16.05LTS): Cannot find required executable ovs-controller.
sudo apt-get install openvswitch-testcontroller sudo cp /usr/bin/ovs-testcontroller /usr/bin/ovs-controller sudo apt-get install openvswitch-switch
Als Package:
sudo apt-get update -y sudo apt-get install -y mininet