How To Install trackballs on Fedora 34

trackballs is Steer a marble ball through a labyrinth

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install trackballs on Fedora 34.

What is trackballs

Trackballs is a game in which you steer a marble ball through tracks of varying difficulty. The game features 3D graphics, an integrated level editor and high quality sound effects and background music.

We can use yum or dnf to install trackballs on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install trackballs.

Install trackballs 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 trackballs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install trackballs

Install trackballs 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 trackballs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install trackballs

How To Uninstall trackballs on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove trackballs

trackballs Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/trackballs
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ce
/usr/lib/.build-id/ce/14e56577bd33253e88a8fdcbcaf43e3eb5dc54
/usr/share/appdata/trackballs.appdata.xml
/usr/share/applications/trackballs.desktop
/usr/share/doc/trackballs
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/AUTHORS.md
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/FAQ.md
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/NEWS.md
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/README.md
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/TODO.md
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/api.html
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/customizing.html
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/default.css
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/examples.html
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/index.html
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/mapeditor.html
/usr/share/doc/trackballs/scriptingLanguage.html
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/trackballs.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/trackballs.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/trackballs.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/trackballs.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/trackballs.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/trackballs.svg
/usr/share/licenses/trackballs
/usr/share/licenses/trackballs/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/trackballs.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/trackballs.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/trackballs.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/trackballs.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/trackballs.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/trackballs.mo
/usr/share/man/man6/trackballs.6.gz
/usr/share/trackballs
/usr/share/trackballs/fonts
/usr/share/trackballs/fonts/FreeSerifBoldItalic.ttf
/usr/share/trackballs/fonts/menuFont.ttf
/usr/share/trackballs/highScores
/usr/share/trackballs/icons
/usr/share/trackballs/icons/trackballs-128x128.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images
/usr/share/trackballs/images/acid.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/blank.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/displayHighscoreBackground.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/dizzy.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/glitter.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/header.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/helpBackground.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/ice.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/life.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/mousePointer.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/nolife.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/sand.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/setupBackground.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/slide-01.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/slide-02.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/slide-03.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/slide-04.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/slide-05.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/slide-06.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/slide-07.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/slide-08.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/slide-09.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/slide-10.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/splashScreen.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/images/texture.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/texture2.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/texture3.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/texture4.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/track.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/trackballs-32x32.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/water.png
/usr/share/trackballs/images/wings.png
/usr/share/trackballs/levels
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/Shop1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/Shop1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/Shop2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/Shop2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bonus.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bonus.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bonusb.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bonusb.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/boot.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bx.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bx.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bx1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bx1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bx2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bx2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bx3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/bx3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/castle1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/castle1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/castle2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/castle2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/castle3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/castle3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/castle4.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/castle4.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/castles.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/castles.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/castles.txt
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child4.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child4.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child5.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child5.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child6.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/child6.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/con1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/con1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/con2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/con2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/con3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/con3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/con4.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/con4.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/con5.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/con5.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/contrib.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/contrib.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn4.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn4.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn5.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn5.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn6.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/dn6.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ds.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ds.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ds1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ds1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ds2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ds2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ds3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ds3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ds_lib.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/elite.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/elite.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/elite1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/elite1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/fourSeasons.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/fourSeasons.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/fourSeasons_1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/fourSeasons_1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/fourSeasons_2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/fourSeasons_2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/fourSeasons_3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/fourSeasons_3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/fourSeasons_4.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/fourSeasons_4.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg10.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg10.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg4.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg4.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg5.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg5.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg6.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg6.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg7.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg7.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg8.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg8.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg9.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frg9.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frgb.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/frgb.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/help.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/help.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump4.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump4.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump5.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/jump5.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki4.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki4.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki5.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/ki5.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv4.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv4.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv5.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv5.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv6.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv6.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv7.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv7.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv8.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv8.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv9.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/lv9.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/mhm.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/mhm.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/mhm1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/mhm1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/mhm2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/mhm2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/mhm3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/mhm3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/motion1.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/motion1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/motion1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/motion1.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl.jpg
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl.set
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl1.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl1.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl2.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl2.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl3.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl3.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl4.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl4.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl5.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl5.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl6.map
/usr/share/trackballs/levels/sl6.scm
/usr/share/trackballs/music
/usr/share/trackballs/music/README
/usr/share/trackballs/music/c64revival.ogg
/usr/share/trackballs/music/crazy.ogg
/usr/share/trackballs/music/eurovision.ogg
/usr/share/trackballs/music/fml.html
/usr/share/trackballs/music/tb_design.ogg
/usr/share/trackballs/music/tb_genesis.ogg
/usr/share/trackballs/music/tb_hrluebke.ogg
/usr/share/trackballs/music/tb_plinkeplanke.ogg
/usr/share/trackballs/music/tb_schizophrenia.ogg
/usr/share/trackballs/music/tb_sorrow.ogg
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/badpill.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/ball_sinks.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/ball_sinks2.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/blackDie.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/capuch_monkey.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/capuchmonk.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/click.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/crash.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/crazylaugh.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/die.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/evillaugh.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/fall_death.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/ff_death.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/flag.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/goodpill.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/kill_death.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/levelComplete.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/machine_loop.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/roll_sound.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/sandcrash.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/savepoint.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/start.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/switch.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/time_warning.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/sfx/timeout.wav
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/basic.vert
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/basic_day.frag
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/basic_night.frag
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/basic_shadow.frag
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/line.frag
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/line.vert
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/object.vert
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/object_day.frag
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/object_night.frag
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/object_shadow.frag
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/reflection.frag
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/reflection.vert
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/ui.frag
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/ui.vert
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/water.vert
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/water_day.frag
/usr/share/trackballs/shaders/water_night.frag

References

Summary

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