How To Install games-finest on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install games-finest on Kali Linux.

What is games-finest

games-finest is:

This metapackage will install a selection of outstanding Debian games representing almost all genres and styles. They were chosen based on multiple factors namely popularity (popcon value), unique gameplay, look and feel, aesthetics, fun factor and a good portion of subjectivity.

Please be prepared that the installation of all games might take a long time depending on your internet connection and hardware. Some games also require a hardware accelerated video card.

There are three methods to install games-finest 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-finest 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-finest using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install games-finest

Install games-finest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install games-finest

Install games-finest 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-finest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install games-finest

How To Uninstall games-finest on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the games-finest package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove games-finest

Uninstall games-finest And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove games-finest

Remove games-finest Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge games-finest

Remove games-finest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge games-finest

Dependencies

games-finest have the following dependencies:

• games-tasks

References

• games-finest website

Summary

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