How To Install gmchess on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmchess on Debian 9.
What is gmchess
gmchess is:
gmchess enables you to play Chinese chess (Xiangqi) against a human opponent or the computer, read many chess manuals and improve your skills.
Chinese chess (Xiangqi) is one of the most popular chess games to have originated in China.
There are three methods to install gmchess on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gmchess Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gmchess using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gmchess
Install gmchess Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gmchess using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gmchess
Install gmchess 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gmchess using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gmchess
How To Uninstall gmchess on Debian 9
To uninstall only the gmchess package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gmchess
Uninstall gmchess And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gmchess and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmchess
Remove gmchess Configurations and Data
To remove gmchess configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gmchess
Remove gmchess configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gmchess configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmchess
Dependencies
gmchess have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gmchess package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
