How To Install sgf2dg on Debian 12

Learn how to install sgf2dg on Debian 12 with this tutorial. sgf2dg is Converts Smart Go Format (SGF) files to Go diagrams

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sgf2dg on Debian 12.

What is sgf2dg

sgf2dg is:

Go is a board game from Eastern Asia and TeX is a program for typesetting. sgf2dg converts Go game records in smart-go format (SGF) into TeX files. You can produce camera-ready copies for books or magazines, or simply generate attractive printouts of your (internet) Go games.

sgf2dg includes the Metafont sources for a new set of Go fonts, and a script, sgf2dg (formerly sgf2tex), which translates files in sgf-format into TeX.

There are three methods to install sgf2dg on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sgf2dg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sgf2dg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sgf2dg

Install sgf2dg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sgf2dg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sgf2dg

Install sgf2dg 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 sgf2dg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sgf2dg

How To Uninstall sgf2dg on Debian 12

To uninstall only the sgf2dg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sgf2dg

Uninstall sgf2dg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sgf2dg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sgf2dg

Remove sgf2dg Configurations and Data

To remove sgf2dg configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sgf2dg

Remove sgf2dg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sgf2dg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sgf2dg

Dependencies

sgf2dg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sgf2dg package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.