How To Install maelstrom on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is maelstrom

maelstrom is:

This is a port of the high-resolution “asteroids” style arcade game written by Andrew Welch for the Macintosh.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install maelstrom

Install maelstrom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install maelstrom

Install maelstrom 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 maelstrom using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install maelstrom

How To Uninstall maelstrom on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove maelstrom

Uninstall maelstrom And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove maelstrom

Remove maelstrom Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge maelstrom

Remove maelstrom configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maelstrom

Dependencies

maelstrom have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• maelstrom website

Summary

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