How To Install xbubble on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xbubble

xbubble is:

XBubble is a Puzzle Bubble / Bust-A-Move clone.

Your goal is to remove all the bubbles from the game board. To do this you must aim and shoot bubbles. When you manage to match 3 or more bubbles of the same color, they burst and disappear. All bubbles which hang free now, will fall down and disappear, too.

XBubble features single player mode, two player mode and player vs. computer (five difficulty levels of the AI) and has nice graphics, but no sound.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xbubble

Install xbubble Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xbubble

Install xbubble 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 xbubble using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xbubble

How To Uninstall xbubble on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xbubble

Uninstall xbubble And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xbubble

Remove xbubble Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xbubble

Remove xbubble configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xbubble

Dependencies

xbubble have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpng16-16
• libx11-6
• xbubble-data

References

• xbubble website

Summary

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