How To Install minigalaxy on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install minigalaxy on Kali Linux. minigalaxy is Simple GOG Linux client

Introduction

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

What is minigalaxy

minigalaxy is:

Allows you to download and play Linux games from the gog.com game store.

Besides installing games, it offers the following feature:

  • Update your games
  • Install and update DLC
  • Select in which language you’d prefer to download your games
  • Change where games are installed
  • Search your GOG Linux library
  • Show all games or just the ones you’ve installed
  • View the error message if a game fails to launch

A GOG account is required to use this software.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install minigalaxy

Install minigalaxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install minigalaxy

Install minigalaxy 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 minigalaxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install minigalaxy

How To Uninstall minigalaxy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove minigalaxy

Uninstall minigalaxy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove minigalaxy

Remove minigalaxy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge minigalaxy

Remove minigalaxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge minigalaxy

Dependencies

minigalaxy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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