How To Install rockdodger on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is rockdodger

rockdodger is:

Rock Dodger is a horizontal scrolling action game where you have to navigate your spaceship through a stream of rocks flying in from the right. Your only help is a laser to destroy rocks and a limited amount of shield. This game had once upon in time the 4th place in NoStarch game contest.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rockdodger

Install rockdodger Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rockdodger

Install rockdodger 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 rockdodger using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rockdodger

How To Uninstall rockdodger on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rockdodger

Uninstall rockdodger And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rockdodger

Remove rockdodger Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rockdodger

Remove rockdodger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rockdodger

Dependencies

rockdodger have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libsdl-image1.2
• libsdl-mixer1.2
• libsdl1.2debian

References

• rockdodger website

Summary

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