How To Install xzip on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xzip

xzip is:

Xzip interprets story-files (which are usually text adventure games) in the format used by Infocom. This includes the games published by Infocom, as well as any games produced by compilers to this format, such as Inform.

This is an interpreter for X. For text mode, try frotz or jzip.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xzip

Install xzip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xzip

Install xzip 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 xzip using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xzip

How To Uninstall xzip on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xzip

Uninstall xzip And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xzip

Remove xzip Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xzip

Remove xzip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xzip

Dependencies

xzip have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6

References

• xzip website

Summary

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