How To Install xmpuzzles on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xmpuzzles

xmpuzzles is:

The following puzzles are included:

• Rotational 3D Puzzles: xmrubik, xmpyraminx, xmoct, xmskewb, xmdino, xmmball
• Sliding Block Puzzles: xmcubes, xmtriangles, xmhexagons, xmpanex
• Combination: xmbarrel, xmmlink

This is the Motif version which shows additional functionality. Motif is a GUI widget library for the X Window system.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmpuzzles

Install xmpuzzles Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmpuzzles

Install xmpuzzles 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 xmpuzzles using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmpuzzles

How To Uninstall xmpuzzles on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xmpuzzles

Uninstall xmpuzzles And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmpuzzles

Remove xmpuzzles Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmpuzzles

Remove xmpuzzles configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmpuzzles

Dependencies

xmpuzzles have the following dependencies:

• libaudiofile1
• libc6
• libgl1
• libglu1-mesa
• libice6

References

• xmpuzzles website

Summary

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