How To Install tetrinet-server on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tetrinet-server on Kali Linux.

What is tetrinet-server

tetrinet-server is:

tetrinet-server is a small limited server binary for the multiplayer tetris version called tetrinet. It supports only one playfield so at most 6 players, but it is good enough for a fast game and can be configured throughly through a ~/.tetrinet file (default written on first start).

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

sudo apt-get -y install tetrinet-server

Install tetrinet-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tetrinet-server

Install tetrinet-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 tetrinet-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tetrinet-server

How To Uninstall tetrinet-server on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tetrinet-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tetrinet-server

Uninstall tetrinet-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tetrinet-server

Remove tetrinet-server Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tetrinet-server

Remove tetrinet-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tetrinet-server

Dependencies

tetrinet-server have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• tetrinet-server website

Summary

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