How To Install trackballs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install trackballs on Kali Linux. trackballs is OpenGL-based game of steering a marble through a labyrinth

Introduction

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

What is trackballs

trackballs is:

Trackballs is a simple game similar to the classical game Marble Madness on the Amiga in the 80’s. By steering a marble ball through a labyrinth filled with vicious hammers, pools of acid and other obstacles the player collects points. When the ball reaches the destination it continues at the next, more difficult level - unless the time runs out.

This game is not intended to be a replica of Marble Madness but rather inspired by it. The game is also highly configurable by using a scripting extension (Guile) and it provides a simple editor by which new levels can easily be created.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install trackballs

Install trackballs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install trackballs

Install trackballs 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 trackballs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install trackballs

How To Uninstall trackballs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove trackballs

Uninstall trackballs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove trackballs

Remove trackballs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge trackballs

Remove trackballs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge trackballs

Dependencies

trackballs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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