How To Install extremetuxracer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is extremetuxracer

extremetuxracer is:

Extreme Tux Racer, or etracer as it is called for short, is a simple OpenGL racing game featuring Tux, the Linux mascot. The goal of the game is to slide down a snow- and ice-covered mountain as quickly as possible, avoiding the trees and rocks that will slow you down.

Collect herrings and other goodies while sliding down the hill, but avoid fish bones.

This game is based on the GPL version of the famous game TuxRacer.

You must have working 3D acceleration or this game will run quite slowly.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install extremetuxracer

Install extremetuxracer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install extremetuxracer

Install extremetuxracer 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 extremetuxracer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install extremetuxracer

How To Uninstall extremetuxracer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove extremetuxracer

Uninstall extremetuxracer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove extremetuxracer

Remove extremetuxracer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge extremetuxracer

Remove extremetuxracer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge extremetuxracer

Dependencies

extremetuxracer have the following dependencies:

• extremetuxracer-data
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgl1
• libglu1-mesa
• libsfml-audio2.5
• libsfml-graphics2.5
• libsfml-system2.5
• libsfml-window2.5
• libstdc++6

References

• extremetuxracer website

Summary

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