How To Install xblast-tnt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xblast-tnt on Kali Linux. xblast-tnt is multiplayer blast-the-others game inspired by Dynablaster

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xblast-tnt on Kali Linux.

What is xblast-tnt

xblast-tnt is:

XBlast is a multi-player arcade game inspired by the video/computer game Bomberman (Dynablaster).

Features:

  • 2 to 6 players
  • 1 or 2 players per X-Server (or up to 6 with joysticks)
  • about 1000 levels
  • about 20 player models
  • PoV-Ray rendered color graphics
  • central server support with statistics

If you want to host games you need to install the xblast-tnt-levels package, and you might want to install xblast-tnt-sounds for sound support. The xblast-tnt-musics package contains background musics for the game, if you like.

There are three methods to install xblast-tnt 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 xblast-tnt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xblast-tnt

Install xblast-tnt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xblast-tnt

Install xblast-tnt 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 xblast-tnt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xblast-tnt

How To Uninstall xblast-tnt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xblast-tnt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xblast-tnt

Uninstall xblast-tnt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xblast-tnt

Remove xblast-tnt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xblast-tnt

Remove xblast-tnt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xblast-tnt

Dependencies

xblast-tnt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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