How To Install xshisen on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xshisen

xshisen is:

XShisen is a puzzle game for X11. Similar to the famous “Shang-hai”, your objective is to remove all the pieces on the board.

This game allows you to use either “original” xshisen images, or - at your choice - images from kshisen.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xshisen

Install xshisen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xshisen

Install xshisen 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 xshisen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xshisen

How To Uninstall xshisen on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xshisen

Uninstall xshisen And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xshisen

Remove xshisen Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xshisen

Remove xshisen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xshisen

Dependencies

xshisen have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• xshisen website

Summary

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