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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slingshot on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.