How To Install gnuchess on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuchess on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnuchess

Remove gnuchess Configurations and Data

To remove gnuchess configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6

References

• gnuchess website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnuchess package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.