How To Install gamemode-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gamemode-dev on Kali Linux.
What is gamemode-dev
gamemode-dev is:
GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS.
The design has a clear-cut abstraction between the host daemon and library (gamemoded and libgamemode), and the client loaders (libgamemodeauto and gamemode_client.h) that allows for safe use without worrying about whether the daemon is installed or running. This design also means that while the host library currently relies on systemd for exchanging messages with the daemon, it’s entirely possible to implement other internals that still work with the same clients.
GameMode was designed primarily as a stop-gap solution to problems with the Intel and AMD CPU powersave or ondemand governors, but is intended to be expanded beyond just CPU governor states, as there are a wealth of automation tasks one might want to apply.
This package provides the development files for gamemode.
There are three methods to install gamemode-dev 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 gamemode-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gamemode-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gamemode-devInstall gamemode-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gamemode-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gamemode-devInstall gamemode-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gamemode-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gamemode-devHow To Uninstall gamemode-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gamemode-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gamemode-devUninstall gamemode-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gamemode-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gamemode-devRemove gamemode-dev Configurations and Data
To remove gamemode-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gamemode-devRemove gamemode-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gamemode-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gamemode-devDependencies
gamemode-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gamemode-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.