How To Install lightspeed on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lightspeed on Kali Linux. lightspeed is Shows how objects moving at relativistic speeds look like

Introduction

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

What is lightspeed

lightspeed is:

Light Speed! is an OpenGL-based program which illustrates the effects of special relativity on the appearance of moving objects. When an object accelerates past a few million meters per second, these effects begin to grow noticeable, becoming more and more pronounced as the speed of light is approached. These relativistic effects are viewpoint-dependent, and include shifts in length, object hue, brightness and shape.

The moving object is, by default, a geometric lattice. 3D Studio and LightWave 3D objects may be imported as well. Best of all, the simulator is completely interactive, rendering the exotic distortions in real-time!

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lightspeed

Install lightspeed Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lightspeed

Install lightspeed 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 lightspeed using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lightspeed

How To Uninstall lightspeed on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove lightspeed

Uninstall lightspeed And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lightspeed

Remove lightspeed Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lightspeed

Remove lightspeed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lightspeed

Dependencies

lightspeed have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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