How To Install basilisk2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install basilisk2 on Kali Linux. basilisk2 is 68k Macintosh emulator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install basilisk2 on Kali Linux.

What is basilisk2

basilisk2 is:

Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it enables you to run 68k MacOS software on you computer, even if you are using a different operating system. However, you still need a copy of MacOS and a Macintosh ROM image to use Basilisk II.

Some features of Basilisk II:

  • Emulates either a Mac Classic (which runs MacOS 0.x thru 7.5) or a Mac II series machine (which runs MacOS 7.x, 8.0 and 8.1), depending on the ROM being used
  • Color video display
  • CD quality sound output
  • Floppy disk driver (only 1.44MB disks supported)
  • Driver for HFS partitions and hardfiles
  • CD-ROM driver with basic audio functions
  • Easy file exchange with the host OS via a “Host Directory Tree” icon on the Mac desktop
  • Ethernet driver
  • Serial drivers
  • SCSI Manager (old-style) emulation
  • Emulates extended ADB keyboard and 3-button mouse
  • Uses UAE 68k emulation or (under AmigaOS and NetBSD/m68k) real 68k processor

There are three methods to install basilisk2 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 basilisk2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install basilisk2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install basilisk2

Install basilisk2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install basilisk2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install basilisk2

Install basilisk2 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 basilisk2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install basilisk2

How To Uninstall basilisk2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the basilisk2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove basilisk2

Uninstall basilisk2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall basilisk2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove basilisk2

Remove basilisk2 Configurations and Data

To remove basilisk2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge basilisk2

Remove basilisk2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove basilisk2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge basilisk2

Dependencies

basilisk2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install basilisk2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.