How To Install ksquares on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ksquares

ksquares is:

KSquares is a game where two players take turns connecting dots on a grid to complete the most squares.

This package is part of the KDE games module.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ksquares

Install ksquares Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ksquares

Install ksquares 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 ksquares using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ksquares

How To Uninstall ksquares on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ksquares

Uninstall ksquares And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ksquares

Remove ksquares Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ksquares

Remove ksquares configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ksquares

Dependencies

ksquares have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libkf5completion5
• libkf5configcore5
• libkf5configgui5
• libkf5configwidgets5
• libkf5coreaddons5
• libkf5crash5
• libkf5dbusaddons5
• libkf5i18n5
• libkf5kdegames7

References

• ksquares website

Summary

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