How To Install games-c++-dev on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install games-c++-dev on Kali Linux.

What is games-c++-dev

games-c++-dev is:

This metapackage will install a selection of suitable tools and packages to develop games in the C/C++ and D programming languages. Example games written in C/C++ and D are suggested.

There are three methods to install games-c++-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 games-c++-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install games-c++-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install games-c++-dev

Install games-c++-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install games-c++-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install games-c++-dev

Install games-c++-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install games-c++-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install games-c++-dev

How To Uninstall games-c++-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the games-c++-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove games-c++-dev

Uninstall games-c++-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall games-c++-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove games-c++-dev

Remove games-c++-dev Configurations and Data

To remove games-c++-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge games-c++-dev

Remove games-c++-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove games-c++-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge games-c++-dev

Dependencies

games-c++-dev have the following dependencies:

• games-tasks

References

• games-c++-dev website

Summary

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