How To Install gnubg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnubg on Debian 9. gnubg is graphical or console backgammon program with analysis

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnubg on Debian 9.

What is gnubg

gnubg is:

GNU Backgammon is a strong backgammon program (world-class with a bearoff database installed) usable either as an engine by other programs or as a standalone backgammon game. In addition to supporting simple play, it also has extensive analysis features, a tutor mode, adjustable difficulty, and support for exporting annotated games. It can be played either from a GTK+ graphical interface, optionally with a 3D board, or from a simple text console.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnubg

Install gnubg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnubg

Install gnubg 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 gnubg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnubg

How To Uninstall gnubg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gnubg

Uninstall gnubg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnubg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnubg

Remove gnubg Configurations and Data

To remove gnubg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnubg

Remove gnubg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnubg

Dependencies

gnubg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnubg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.