How To Install ioquake3-server on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ioquake3-server on Kali Linux.
What is ioquake3-server
ioquake3-server is:
This package contains common files for the ioQuake3 game engine, which can be used to play various games based on that engine, such as OpenArena, Quake III: Arena, World of Padman and Urban Terror. It also contains the dedicated server binary.
This package alone isn’t of any use; to get a playable game, install openarena or another suitable set of game data, or to get a usable server, install openarena-server or another suitable set of server data.
There are three methods to install ioquake3-server 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 ioquake3-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ioquake3-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ioquake3-serverInstall ioquake3-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ioquake3-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ioquake3-serverInstall ioquake3-server 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ioquake3-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ioquake3-serverHow To Uninstall ioquake3-server on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ioquake3-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ioquake3-serverUninstall ioquake3-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ioquake3-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ioquake3-serverRemove ioquake3-server Configurations and Data
To remove ioquake3-server configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ioquake3-serverRemove ioquake3-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ioquake3-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ioquake3-serverDependencies
ioquake3-server have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ioquake3-server package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
