How To Install minetest-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install minetest-data on Kali Linux.

What is minetest-data

minetest-data is:

Minetest is a minecraft-inspired game written from scratch and licensed under the LGPL (version 2.1 or later). It supports both survival and creative modes along with multiplayer support, dynamic lighting, and an “infinite” map generator.

These are the files used by both client and server packages, such as the textures and other graphical files and the standard mods.

There are three methods to install minetest-data 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 minetest-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install minetest-data

Install minetest-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install minetest-data

Install minetest-data 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 minetest-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install minetest-data

How To Uninstall minetest-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the minetest-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove minetest-data

Uninstall minetest-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove minetest-data

Remove minetest-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge minetest-data

Remove minetest-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge minetest-data

Dependencies

minetest-data have the following dependencies:

• fonts-croscore
• fonts-droid-fallback

References

• minetest-data website

Summary

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