How To Install doomsday-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install doomsday-common on Kali Linux. doomsday-common is enhanced version of the legendary DOOM game - common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install doomsday-common on Kali Linux.

What is doomsday-common

doomsday-common is:

The purpose of the Doomsday Engine project is to create versions of DOOM, Heretic and Hexen that feel the same as the original games but are implemented using modern techniques such as 3D graphics and client/server networking. A lot of emphasis is placed on good-looking graphics.

This package includes files common to both server and client packages.

There are three methods to install doomsday-common 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 doomsday-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install doomsday-common

Install doomsday-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install doomsday-common

Install doomsday-common 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 doomsday-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install doomsday-common

How To Uninstall doomsday-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the doomsday-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove doomsday-common

Uninstall doomsday-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove doomsday-common

Remove doomsday-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge doomsday-common

Remove doomsday-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge doomsday-common

Dependencies

doomsday-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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