How To Install vkd3d-demos on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vkd3d-demos on Kali Linux. vkd3d-demos is Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation - demos

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vkd3d-demos on Kali Linux.

What is vkd3d-demos

vkd3d-demos is:

3D graphics library that provides an API similar to Direct3D 12 built on top of the Vulkan library.

This package provides a few demos that use the vkd3d libraries.

There are three methods to install vkd3d-demos 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 vkd3d-demos Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install vkd3d-demos using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vkd3d-demos

Install vkd3d-demos Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vkd3d-demos using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vkd3d-demos

Install vkd3d-demos 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install vkd3d-demos using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vkd3d-demos

How To Uninstall vkd3d-demos on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vkd3d-demos package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vkd3d-demos

Uninstall vkd3d-demos And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vkd3d-demos and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vkd3d-demos

Remove vkd3d-demos Configurations and Data

To remove vkd3d-demos configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vkd3d-demos

Remove vkd3d-demos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vkd3d-demos configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vkd3d-demos

Dependencies

vkd3d-demos have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vkd3d-demos package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.