How To Install tuxmath on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is tuxmath

tuxmath is:

“Tux, of Math Command” (“TuxMath,” for short) is an educational arcade game starring Tux, the Linux mascot! Based on the classic arcade game “Missile Command,” Tux must defend his cities. In this case, though, he must do it by solving math problems.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tuxmath

Install tuxmath Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tuxmath

Install tuxmath 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 tuxmath using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tuxmath

How To Uninstall tuxmath on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tuxmath

Uninstall tuxmath And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tuxmath

Remove tuxmath Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tuxmath

Remove tuxmath configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tuxmath

Dependencies

tuxmath have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libsdl-image1.2
• libsdl-mixer1.2
• libsdl-net1.2
• libsdl1.2debian
• libt4k-common0
• tuxmath-data

References

• tuxmath website

Summary

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