How To Install gnuchess on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuchess on Debian 10.
What is gnuchess
gnuchess is:
Gnuchess is an updated version of the GNU chess playing program. It is now based on the fruit chess engine and uses the UCI chess engine protocol. It has a simple alpha-numeric board display, and is also compatible with frontends like xboard, scid and eboard.
There are three methods to install gnuchess on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnuchess Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnuchess using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnuchess
Install gnuchess Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnuchess using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnuchess
Install gnuchess 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 gnuchess using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnuchess
How To Uninstall gnuchess on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gnuchess package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnuchess
Uninstall gnuchess And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnuchess and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnuchess
Remove gnuchess Configurations and Data
To remove gnuchess configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnuchess
Remove gnuchess configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnuchess configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnuchess
Dependencies
gnuchess have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuchess package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.