How To Install scummvm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install scummvm on Kali Linux. scummvm is engine for several graphical adventure games

Introduction

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

What is scummvm

scummvm is:

ScummVM is a `virtual machine’ for several classic graphical point-and-click adventure games. It is designed to run Adventure Soft’s Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2, Revolution’s Beneath A Steel Sky, and games based on LucasArts’ SCUMM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) system. SCUMM is used for many games, including Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max and more. See the official compatibility list at http://www.scummvm.org/compatibility.php for a full list of supported games.

The game data of four games compatible with ScummVM is included in Debian. These are:

  • Beneath a Steel Sky (package: beneath-a-steel-sky)
  • Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back (package: drascula)
  • Flight of the Amazon Queen (package: flight-of-the-amazon-queen)
  • Lure of the Temptress (package: lure-of-the-temptress)

To actually make use of ScummVM, you’ll have to install one of these, or obtain the proprietary game data for another supported game from somewhere else.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scummvm

Install scummvm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scummvm

Install scummvm 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 scummvm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scummvm

How To Uninstall scummvm on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove scummvm

Uninstall scummvm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scummvm

Remove scummvm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scummvm

Remove scummvm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scummvm

Dependencies

scummvm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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