How To Install gearhead2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gearhead2 on Kali Linux.

What is gearhead2

gearhead2 is:

Set a century and a half after nuclear war, you can explore a world where various factions compete to determine the future of the human race. Major features include random plot generation, a detailed character system, and over two hundred customizable mecha designs.

GearHead 2 is set five years after the events of GearHead 1. It is currently under development and is initially set in the L5 Orbital Pattern.

This is the console version. For graphics, use gearhead2-sdl instead.

There are three methods to install gearhead2 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 gearhead2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gearhead2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gearhead2

Install gearhead2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gearhead2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gearhead2

Install gearhead2 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 gearhead2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gearhead2

How To Uninstall gearhead2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gearhead2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gearhead2

Uninstall gearhead2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gearhead2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gearhead2

Remove gearhead2 Configurations and Data

To remove gearhead2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gearhead2

Remove gearhead2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gearhead2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gearhead2

Dependencies

gearhead2 have the following dependencies:

• gearhead2-data

References

• gearhead2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gearhead2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.