How To Install game-data-packager-runtime on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install game-data-packager-runtime on Kali Linux. game-data-packager-runtime is Launcher for proprietary games

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install game-data-packager-runtime on Kali Linux.

What is game-data-packager-runtime

game-data-packager-runtime is:

Various games are divided into two logical parts: engine and data. Often the engine and data are licensed in different ways, such that the engine can be distributed in Debian but the data cannot.

Some of the games supported by game-data-packager need to be started by a special launcher script that will create symbolic links or do other setup. This package contains those launcher scripts.

The following games currently require this package:

  • Doom 2: The Master Levels
  • Quake series
  • Unreal
  • Unreal Gold
  • Unreal Tournament

There are three methods to install game-data-packager-runtime 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 game-data-packager-runtime Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install game-data-packager-runtime using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install game-data-packager-runtime

Install game-data-packager-runtime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install game-data-packager-runtime using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install game-data-packager-runtime

Install game-data-packager-runtime 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 game-data-packager-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install game-data-packager-runtime

How To Uninstall game-data-packager-runtime on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the game-data-packager-runtime package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove game-data-packager-runtime

Uninstall game-data-packager-runtime And Its Dependencies

To uninstall game-data-packager-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove game-data-packager-runtime

Remove game-data-packager-runtime Configurations and Data

To remove game-data-packager-runtime configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge game-data-packager-runtime

Remove game-data-packager-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove game-data-packager-runtime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge game-data-packager-runtime

Dependencies

game-data-packager-runtime have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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