How To Install games-shootemup on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is games-shootemup

games-shootemup is:

This metapackage will install mainly shoot ’em up games also known as shmup or STG and some closely related shooter games. Shmups are a subgenre of the shooter genre of video games. They often involve a spacecraft or aircraft shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks.

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

sudo apt-get -y install games-shootemup

Install games-shootemup Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install games-shootemup

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

sudo aptitude -y install games-shootemup

How To Uninstall games-shootemup on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove games-shootemup

Uninstall games-shootemup And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove games-shootemup

Remove games-shootemup Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge games-shootemup

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

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

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

Dependencies

games-shootemup have the following dependencies:

• games-tasks

References

• games-shootemup website

Summary

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