How To Install openarena-server on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openarena-server on Kali Linux.

What is openarena-server

openarena-server is:

OpenArena is an open-source content package for ioQuake3 licensed under the GPL, effectively creating a free stand-alone game. Though OpenArena is a free replacement for id Software Inc.’s Quake 3 Arena, it is NOT compatible with the proprietary game!

This package installs the OpenArena dedicated server and its init script.

There are three methods to install openarena-server 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 openarena-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openarena-server

Install openarena-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openarena-server

Install openarena-server 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 openarena-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openarena-server

How To Uninstall openarena-server on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openarena-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openarena-server

Uninstall openarena-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openarena-server

Remove openarena-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openarena-server

Remove openarena-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openarena-server

Dependencies

openarena-server have the following dependencies:

• init-system-helpers
• adduser
• ioquake3-server
• lsb-base
• openarena-081-maps
• openarena-081-misc
• openarena-081-players
• openarena-081-players-mature
• openarena-081-textures
• openarena-085-data
• openarena-088-data
• openarena-data
• openarena-data
• libc6

References

• openarena-server website

Summary

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