How To Install d1x-rebirth on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install d1x-rebirth on Kali Linux. d1x-rebirth is port of the 1995 classic game Descent 1

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install d1x-rebirth on Kali Linux.

What is d1x-rebirth

d1x-rebirth is:

DXX-Rebirth is a Source Port of the Descent & Descent ][ Engines and provides classical Gameplay combined with OpenGL graphics and effects, a bunch of improvements and new features.

Original game data is needed to play this game.

There are three methods to install d1x-rebirth 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 d1x-rebirth Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install d1x-rebirth using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install d1x-rebirth

Install d1x-rebirth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install d1x-rebirth using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install d1x-rebirth

Install d1x-rebirth 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 d1x-rebirth using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install d1x-rebirth

How To Uninstall d1x-rebirth on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the d1x-rebirth package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove d1x-rebirth

Uninstall d1x-rebirth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall d1x-rebirth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove d1x-rebirth

Remove d1x-rebirth Configurations and Data

To remove d1x-rebirth configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge d1x-rebirth

Remove d1x-rebirth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove d1x-rebirth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge d1x-rebirth

Dependencies

d1x-rebirth have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install d1x-rebirth package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.