How To Install atari-convert-dir on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install hatari

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is atari-convert-dir and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install atari-convert-dir on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install atari-convert-dir using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install atari-convert-dir using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install hatari

Install atari-convert-dir using apt

Because atari-convert-dir is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install atari-convert-dir using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install hatari

Install atari-convert-dir using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install atari-convert-dir by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hatari

How to upgrade (update) a single package atari-convert-dir using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the atari-convert-dir, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install hatari

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install hatari

How To Uninstall atari-convert-dir from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the atari-convert-dir package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hatari

Uninstall atari-convert-dir and all its dependencies

To uninstall atari-convert-dir and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hatari

Remove atari-convert-dir with all configurations and data

To remove atari-convert-dir configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hatari

Remove atari-convert-dir completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to atari-convert-dir package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hatari

Extra info and code examples

Hatari is an emulator for the Atari ST line of computers. The Atari ST was a 16/32 bit computer system which was first released by Atari in 1985. Using the Motorola 68000 CPU, it was a very popular computer having quite a lot of CPU power at that time. Unlike many other Atari ST emulators which try to give you a good environment for running GEM applications, Hatari tries to emulate the hardware of a ST as close as possible so that it is able to run most of the old ST games and demos.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install atari-convert-dir using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the atari-convert-dir from Kali Linux.

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