How To Install jerry on Debian 10

Learn how to install jerry on Debian 10 with this tutorial. jerry is Chess GUI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jerry on Debian 10.

What is jerry

jerry is:

A simple and efficient chess GUI (graphical user interface) offering the following features:

  • based around world’s best chess program Stockfish (as of Jan, 2014)
  • play against the computer
  • adjust strength levels to match your skill
  • enter, edit and analyse games
  • automatic game analysis
  • read and save games in standard pgn format
  • copy and paste FEN positions and pgn games from clipboard
  • cross-platform: native look on Linux, OS X, and Windows
  • easy and intuitive GUI

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jerry

Install jerry Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jerry

Install jerry 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 jerry using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jerry

How To Uninstall jerry on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove jerry

Uninstall jerry And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jerry and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jerry

Remove jerry Configurations and Data

To remove jerry configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jerry

Remove jerry configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jerry

Dependencies

jerry have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jerry package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.