How To Install kgames on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is kgames

kgames is:

These are a selection of various games that use the Xaw toolkit. They are all from the 80’s and 90’s and look the part. As a result, they are also very lightweight. There are a bunch of solitaire (patience) variants, mille bournes, cribbage and dominos.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kgames

Install kgames Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kgames

Install kgames 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 kgames using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kgames

How To Uninstall kgames on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove kgames

Uninstall kgames And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kgames

Remove kgames Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kgames

Remove kgames configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kgames

Dependencies

kgames have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxaw7
• libxmu6
• libxpm4
• libxt6

References

• kgames website

Summary

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