How To Install nsnake on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is nsnake

nsnake is:

nsnake is a clone of the snake game found on old cellphones. It is played on the command-line with textual interface, thanks to ncurses.

Features high-scores, several game modes, a GUI-like interface and custom levels.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install nsnake

Install nsnake Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nsnake

Install nsnake 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 nsnake using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nsnake

How To Uninstall nsnake on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nsnake

Uninstall nsnake And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nsnake

Remove nsnake Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nsnake

Remove nsnake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nsnake

Dependencies

nsnake have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• nsnake website

Summary

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