How To Install gpsshogi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsshogi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gpsshogi
gpsshogi is:
GPSShogi is a Shogi playing program based on OpenShogiLib and won the 19th World Computer Shogi Championship. This package contains several binaries to play with computer Shogi.
- gpsshogi: support the CSA protocol
- gpsusi: support the USI protocol
- gpsshogi-viewer: GUI application to investigate positions
- gpsshell: shell-like client to investigate positions
There are three methods to install gpsshogi on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gpsshogi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gpsshogi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpsshogi
Install gpsshogi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gpsshogi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpsshogi
Install gpsshogi 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gpsshogi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpsshogi
How To Uninstall gpsshogi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gpsshogi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpsshogi
Uninstall gpsshogi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpsshogi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpsshogi
Remove gpsshogi Configurations and Data
To remove gpsshogi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpsshogi
Remove gpsshogi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpsshogi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpsshogi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsshogi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.