How To Install openmw-launcher on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmw-launcher on Kali Linux.
What is openmw-launcher
openmw-launcher is:
A launcher for OpenMW for handling installation of games and their expansions, mods and configuration details.
While not necessary, it automates the first time setup and configuration of OpenMW.
There are three methods to install openmw-launcher 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 openmw-launcher Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openmw-launcher using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openmw-launcherInstall openmw-launcher Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openmw-launcher using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openmw-launcherInstall openmw-launcher 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install openmw-launcher using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openmw-launcherHow To Uninstall openmw-launcher on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the openmw-launcher package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openmw-launcherUninstall openmw-launcher And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openmw-launcher and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openmw-launcherRemove openmw-launcher Configurations and Data
To remove openmw-launcher configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openmw-launcherRemove openmw-launcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openmw-launcher configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openmw-launcherDependencies
openmw-launcher have the following dependencies:
- libboost-filesystem1.74.0
- libboost-program-options1.74.0
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- libsdl2-2.0-0
- libstdc++6
- libunshield0
- openmw
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmw-launcher package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.