trying to get cisco packettracer installed on Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon ver-3.8.9
i get a successful install as far a i can tell.. try to start it $packettracer and i get starting packettracer then nothing happens..
i don't know how to diagnose this type of problem in Linux ???
also i have tried earlier versions same thing

i have (packettracer) installed in opt/

xxxxx@mnt19 Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i CiscoPacketTracer_820_Ubuntu_64bit.deb
[sudo] password for xxxxxx:
Selecting previously unselected package packettracer.
(Reading database ... 322112 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack CiscoPacketTracer_820_Ubuntu_64bit.deb ...
Unpacking packettracer (8.2) ...
Setting up packettracer (8.2) ...
gtk-update-icon-cache: Cache file created successfully.
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23+linuxmint5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-icon-theme (3.12.0-3) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.9-2) ...
spandata@mnt19 Downloads $ packettracer
Starting Packet Tracer 8.2.0
xxxxxx@mnt19 Downloads $

dpkg.log
2023-03-05 10:29:20 status triggers-pending mime-support:all 3.60ubuntu1
2023-03-05 10:29:20 status triggers-pending gnome-icon-theme:all 3.12.0-3
2023-03-05 10:29:20 status triggers-pending shared-mime-info:amd64 1.9-2
2023-03-05 10:29:21 status unpacked packettracer:amd64 8.2
2023-03-05 10:29:21 status unpacked packettracer:amd64 8.2
2023-03-05 10:29:21 configure packettracer:amd64 8.2 8.2
2023-03-05 10:29:21 status unpacked packettracer:amd64 8.2
2023-03-05 10:29:21 status half-configured packettracer:amd64 8.2
2023-03-05 10:29:24 status installed packettracer:amd64 8.2
2023-03-05 10:29:24 trigproc gnome-menus:amd64 3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1 <none>
2023-03-05 10:29:24 status half-configured gnome-menus:amd64 3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1
2023-03-05 10:29:24 status installed gnome-menus:amd64 3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1
2023-03-05 10:29:24 trigproc desktop-file-utils:amd64 0.23+linuxmint5 <none>
2023-03-05 10:29:24 status half-configured desktop-file-utils:amd64 0.23+linuxmint5

sys
Mar 5 10:25:48 mnt19 dbus-daemon[908]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.8856' (uid=1000 pid=17403 comm="nemo /home/xxxxxx/Downloads/CiscoPacketTracer_82" label="unconfined")
Mar 5 10:25:48 mnt19 systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...

ps aux | grep packettracer
xxxxx 20277 0.0 0.0 14432 1088 pts/0 S+ 11:01 0:00 grep --color=auto packettracer
xxxxx@mnt19 Downloads $ ps -p 20277
PID TTY TIME CMD
xxxxx@mnt19 Downloads $

Ok...did you actually run the program?? Did you type in "packettracer" in a terminal?
https://www.sysnettechsolutions.com/...er-linux-mint/

sure did
packettracer
Starting Packet Tracer 8.2.0
xxxxxx@mnt19 Downloads $

also after reading the link you posted i never got any unmet dependency's or errors like in step 9 of said article but that's pretty much how i installed it

...and...
We only know what you tell us, which is why I asked about if you ran the program. Are you running in a VM, or a physical installation? And did you run anything past step 9? Because some cursory research on packettracer not starting indicates missing dependencies/libraries. Have you referenced the documentation?

Are you running in a VM 'no' a pc physical install.
did you run anything past step 9? just step 11 i didn't get any dependencies/libraries missing, or errors so nothing to fix or install. i did install it on a vm Ubuntu 20.04 and did get the missing depends sso i installed them and its working in the vm. but its a pain to use vm for one program. would love to have it on my main machine

Have you referenced the documentation couldn't find any linux install documentation and i don't know how to find a list of the required dependencies fairly new to linux

when i type packettracer it says starting packettracer then quits back to the command prompt
xxxx@mnt20 $

There are several troubleshooting guides, and if you have NO documentation for this program, how are you going to use it?
https://community.cisco.com/t5/routi...x/td-p/4645578

Also just saw you're using Mint 19...that's a few versions old, considering the latest is 21, which may explain why it works on Ubuntu 20 (different dependencies/packages, and SLIGHTLY newer). Have you tried version 8 of packettracer, instead of 8.2? And if you have an account on Cisco Netcad, you also have the documentation available.

i know how to use the program
i couldn't find any official install documentation for linux. its a deb package..not hard to install so theirs that
i have it installed in a vm running Ubuntu 20 were i have been using it.
thanks for your help
i will just use the Ubuntu virtual box i was able to install it on instead