How To Install vectoroids on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vectoroids on Kali Linux. vectoroids is vector-based rock-shooting

Introduction

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

What is vectoroids

vectoroids is:

“Vectoroids” is a vector-based rock-shooting game similar to the arcade classic “Asteroids.” Pilot a spaceship and destroy asteroids by shooting them into smaller and smaller pieces while trying to avoid being smashed or shot by UFOs.

“Vectoroids” is an SDL game based on the source for “Agendaroids,” an X-Window game written for the Agenda VR3 Linux-based PDA written by the same author.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vectoroids

Install vectoroids Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vectoroids

Install vectoroids 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 vectoroids using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vectoroids

How To Uninstall vectoroids on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vectoroids

Uninstall vectoroids And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vectoroids

Remove vectoroids Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vectoroids

Remove vectoroids configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vectoroids

Dependencies

vectoroids have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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