How To Install sdlfrotz on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdlfrotz on Kali Linux. sdlfrotz is interpreter of Z-code story-files (SDL version)

Introduction

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

What is sdlfrotz

sdlfrotz is:

Frotz interprets Z-code story-files, which are usually text adventure games (although a few arcade-style Z-code games have been written). Examples of such story files include the adventure games published by Infocom, as well as any games produced by compilers to this format, such as Inform. You can find a number of Inform-compiled games up for anonymous FTP at ftp://ftp.ifarchive.org/ or HTTP at http://www.ifarchive.org/

Frotz complies with the Z Machine specification version 1.0.

This package contains the SDL version of Frotz, which adds support for graphical Z6 games.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sdlfrotz

Install sdlfrotz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sdlfrotz

Install sdlfrotz 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 sdlfrotz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sdlfrotz

How To Uninstall sdlfrotz on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sdlfrotz

Uninstall sdlfrotz And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdlfrotz

Remove sdlfrotz Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sdlfrotz

Remove sdlfrotz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdlfrotz

Dependencies

sdlfrotz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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