How To Install games-platform on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install games-platform on Kali Linux.
What is games-platform
games-platform is:
This metapackage will install platform games.
There are three methods to install games-platform on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install games-platform Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install games-platform using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install games-platformInstall games-platform Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install games-platform using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install games-platformInstall games-platform Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install games-platform using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install games-platformHow To Uninstall games-platform on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the games-platform package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove games-platformUninstall games-platform And Its Dependencies
To uninstall games-platform and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove games-platformRemove games-platform Configurations and Data
To remove games-platform configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge games-platformRemove games-platform configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove games-platform configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge games-platformDependencies
games-platform have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install games-platform package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
