How To Install libtcod1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcod1 on Kali Linux.

What is libtcod1

libtcod1 is:

Libtcod offers a free, fast, portable and uncomplicated API for roguelike developers providing an advanced true color console, input and lots of other utilities frequently used in roguelikes.

This package contains the runtime libraries. You shouldn’t have to install it manually.

There are three methods to install libtcod1 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 libtcod1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtcod1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtcod1

Install libtcod1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtcod1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtcod1

Install libtcod1 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 libtcod1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtcod1

How To Uninstall libtcod1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtcod1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtcod1

Uninstall libtcod1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtcod1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtcod1

Remove libtcod1 Configurations and Data

To remove libtcod1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtcod1

Remove libtcod1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtcod1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtcod1

Dependencies

libtcod1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libtcod1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtcod1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.