How To Install gem-plugin-sdl on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-sdl on Kali Linux.

What is gem-plugin-sdl

gem-plugin-sdl is:

Gem is a loadable library for Pure Data (Pd), which adds OpenGL graphics rendering and animation to Pd. Pd is a graphical programming language and computer music system.

This package provides windowing using SDL.

There are three methods to install gem-plugin-sdl 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 gem-plugin-sdl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gem-plugin-sdl

Install gem-plugin-sdl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-sdl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gem-plugin-sdl

Install gem-plugin-sdl 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 gem-plugin-sdl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gem-plugin-sdl

How To Uninstall gem-plugin-sdl on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gem-plugin-sdl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gem-plugin-sdl

Uninstall gem-plugin-sdl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gem-plugin-sdl

Remove gem-plugin-sdl Configurations and Data

To remove gem-plugin-sdl configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gem-plugin-sdl

Remove gem-plugin-sdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gem-plugin-sdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gem-plugin-sdl

Dependencies

gem-plugin-sdl have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libsdl1.2debian
• libstdc++6
• gem

References

• gem-plugin-sdl website

Summary

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