How To Install lsnipes on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsnipes in Fedora 36. lsnipes is A text-mode maze game

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsnipes on Fedora 36.

What is `lsnipes`

Linux Snipes is a reimplementation of an old text-mode DOS game. You are in a maze with a number of enemies (the “snipes”) and a few “hives” which create more of the enemies. Your job is to kill the snipes and their hives before they get the best of you. 26 “option levels” let you change characteristics of the game such as whether or not diagonal shots bounce off the walls. 10 levels of difficulty (only partially implemented) let you build your skills gradually.

We can use yum or dnf to install lsnipes on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lsnipes.

Install lsnipes on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install lsnipes using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lsnipes

Install lsnipes on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install lsnipes using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lsnipes

How To Uninstall lsnipes on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove lsnipes

lsnipes Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/snipes
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/00
/usr/lib/.build-id/00/9ca945ac0dc5466d65016cf0cdb06e4ce7c4f4
/usr/share/doc/lsnipes
/usr/share/doc/lsnipes/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/lsnipes/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/lsnipes/README
/usr/share/doc/lsnipes/TODO
/usr/share/man/man6/snipes.6.gz

References

lsnipes website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lsnipes on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).