How To Install vcmi on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vcmi

vcmi is:

The purpose of VCMI project is to create a free implementation of the “Heroes of Might and Magic 3: In the Wake of Gods” engine to overcome limitations of the original engine for better modding support, higher resolutions, bigger map sizes and extended engine limits.

VCMI is a turn-based strategy game where the player controls a number of heroes commanding an army of creatures. The player explores the game map with their heroes, conquers enemy towns and improves their own.

VCMI stands for Vinyar Callor Meletya Ingole which means “New Heroes of Might and Magic” in Quenya.

This game requires the graphics, sound and videos of the “Heroes of Might and Magic 3: In the Wake of Gods” game. After installing this package, run either one of the following commands depending on whether you have access to the Good Old Games installer (1), the original CDs (2) or just the installed game directory (3):

(1): vcmibuilder –gog /path/to/gog.com/installer (2): vcmibuilder –cd1 /path/to/iso/or/cd –cd2 /path/to/second/cd (3): vcmibuilder –data /path/to/h3/data

Alternatively, use game-data-packager heroes3.

This package contains the game engine.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vcmi

Install vcmi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vcmi

Install vcmi 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 vcmi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vcmi

How To Uninstall vcmi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vcmi

Uninstall vcmi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vcmi

Remove vcmi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vcmi

Remove vcmi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vcmi

Dependencies

vcmi have the following dependencies:

• libavcodec58

References

• vcmi website

Summary

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