How To Install opense-basic on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opense-basic on Kali Linux.

What is opense-basic

opense-basic is:

OpenSE BASIC is a replacement ROM for the ZX Spectrum for use with emulators or real machines.

Some of the highlights include a faster and better version of Sinclair BASIC, an enhanced editor, AY support, ULAplus support, improved SCREEN$ handling for UDGs and 8-bit character sets and a faster and more accurate floating-point library.

OpenSE BASIC remains compatible with the majority of Spectrum software and hardware.

It can replace the original ROM in 16K/48K models out of the box. It’s also possible to run it in 128K models, but note that it does not include many functionalities present in the original ROMs of those machines, such as the 128K menu, editor and +3DOS.

There are three methods to install opense-basic 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 opense-basic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install opense-basic

Install opense-basic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install opense-basic

Install opense-basic 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 opense-basic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opense-basic

How To Uninstall opense-basic on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the opense-basic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opense-basic

Uninstall opense-basic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opense-basic

Remove opense-basic Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge opense-basic

Remove opense-basic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opense-basic

Dependencies

opense-basic have the following dependencies:

References

• opense-basic website

Summary

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