How To Install freeciv on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is freeciv

freeciv is:

Freeciv is a free clone of the turn based strategy game Civilization. In this game, each player becomes leader of a civilisation, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal: the extinction of all other civilisations.

This metapackage will install the recommended client to play Freeciv.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install freeciv

Install freeciv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install freeciv

Install freeciv 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 freeciv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freeciv

How To Uninstall freeciv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove freeciv

Uninstall freeciv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeciv

Remove freeciv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge freeciv

Remove freeciv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeciv

Dependencies

freeciv have the following dependencies:

• freeciv-client-gtk3
• freeciv-data

References

• freeciv website

Summary

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