How To Install slingshot on Fedora 34
slingshot is A Newtonian strategy game
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slingshot on Fedora 34.
What is slingshot
Slingshot is a two dimensional, turn based simulation-strategy game set in the gravity fields of several planets. It is a highly addictive game, and never the same from round to round due to its randomly generated playing fields.
We can use yum or dnf to install slingshot on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install slingshot.
Install slingshot on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install slingshot using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install slingshot
Install slingshot on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install slingshot using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install slingshot
How To Uninstall slingshot on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the slingshot package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove slingshot
slingshot Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/bin/slingshot
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot-0.9-py3.9.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-39.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-39.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/general.cpython-39.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/general.cpython-39.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/inputbox.cpython-39.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/inputbox.cpython-39.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/menu.cpython-39.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/menu.cpython-39.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/network.cpython-39.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/network.cpython-39.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/particle.cpython-39.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/particle.cpython-39.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/planet.cpython-39.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/planet.cpython-39.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/player.cpython-39.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/player.cpython-39.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/settings.cpython-39.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/__pycache__/settings.cpython-39.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/FreeSansBold.ttf
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/backdrop.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/blue_ship.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/box.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/explosion-10.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/explosion-5.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/explosion.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/help.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/icon64x64.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/menu.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/planet_1.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/planet_2.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/planet_3.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/planet_4.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/planet_5.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/planet_6.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/planet_7.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/planet_8.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/red_ship.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/shot.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/tick.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/data/tick_inactive.png
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/general.py
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/inputbox.py
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/menu.py
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/network.py
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/particle.py
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/planet.py
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/player.py
/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/slingshot/settings.py
/usr/share/applications/slingshot.desktop
/usr/share/doc/slingshot
/usr/share/doc/slingshot/README
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/slingshot.png
/usr/share/licenses/slingshot
/usr/share/licenses/slingshot/LICENSE
/usr/share/metainfo/slingshot.appdata.xml
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slingshot on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.