How To Install prboom-plus-game-server on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install prboom-plus-game-server on Kali Linux. prboom-plus-game-server is enhanced clone of the classic first-person shooter Doom (server)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install prboom-plus-game-server on Kali Linux.

What is prboom-plus-game-server

prboom-plus-game-server is:

PrBoom+ is an enhanced source port of the classic 3D first-person shooter game Doom, first released by id Software in 1993. It uses the Simple Direct Media layer (SDL) library and features an optional OpenGL renderer. It is based on PrBoom, MBF and LxDoom, which in turn are based on TeamTNT’s Boom, a freely available port of Doom for DOS.

In addition to PrBoom’s features, PrBoom+ offers uncapped framerate, variable gamespeed, re-record, walkcam, chasecam, full mouselook, FOV, and other features without loss of compatibility with the original Doom.

This package contains the server for network games of PrBoom+.

There are three methods to install prboom-plus-game-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 prboom-plus-game-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 prboom-plus-game-server using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install prboom-plus-game-server

Install prboom-plus-game-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install prboom-plus-game-server

Install prboom-plus-game-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 prboom-plus-game-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install prboom-plus-game-server

How To Uninstall prboom-plus-game-server on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the prboom-plus-game-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove prboom-plus-game-server

Uninstall prboom-plus-game-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove prboom-plus-game-server

Remove prboom-plus-game-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge prboom-plus-game-server

Remove prboom-plus-game-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge prboom-plus-game-server

Dependencies

prboom-plus-game-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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