How To Install gnushogi on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gnushogi

gnushogi is:

Gnushogi is a computer player for Shogi (Japanese chess).

Gnushogi is a modified version of the gnuchess program. It can be used through xshogi, tagua, kaya, or other graphical frontends, but also has a simple alpha-numeric board display.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnushogi

Install gnushogi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnushogi

Install gnushogi 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 gnushogi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnushogi

How To Uninstall gnushogi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gnushogi

Uninstall gnushogi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gnushogi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnushogi

Remove gnushogi Configurations and Data

To remove gnushogi configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnushogi

Remove gnushogi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnushogi

Dependencies

gnushogi have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libncurses6
• libtinfo6

References

• gnushogi website

Summary

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