How To Install hoichess on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hoichess on Debian 11.
What is hoichess
hoichess is:
chess engine compatible with xboard, but may also be used stand-alone, via terminal. Hoichess is written in C++ for GNU/Linux systems, but should work on most other Unix like systems. It provides also a xiangqi (“Chinese chess”) playing program.
There are three methods to install hoichess on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hoichess Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hoichess using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hoichess
Install hoichess Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hoichess using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hoichess
Install hoichess 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 hoichess using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hoichess
How To Uninstall hoichess on Debian 11
To uninstall only the hoichess package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hoichess
Uninstall hoichess And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hoichess and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hoichess
Remove hoichess Configurations and Data
To remove hoichess configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hoichess
Remove hoichess configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hoichess configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hoichess
Dependencies
hoichess have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hoichess package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
