How To Install xfrisk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfrisk on Kali Linux. xfrisk is Server and X11 client for playing risk with humans or AIs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfrisk on Kali Linux.

What is xfrisk

xfrisk is:

Risk is a board game played on a map of the world. You control a group of armies and attempt to capture large sections of the world and try to stop your opponents from doing the same thing. You can also choose to play with a mission that you have to accomplish before your opponents do.

xfrisk allows you to play risk against other players over TCP/IP and includes 3 different AI players.

There are three methods to install xfrisk 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 xfrisk Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xfrisk

Install xfrisk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xfrisk using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xfrisk

Install xfrisk 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 xfrisk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xfrisk

How To Uninstall xfrisk on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xfrisk package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xfrisk

Uninstall xfrisk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfrisk

Remove xfrisk Configurations and Data

To remove xfrisk configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xfrisk

Remove xfrisk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfrisk

Dependencies

xfrisk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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