How To Install kcheckers on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kcheckers on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kcheckers
kcheckers is:
kcheckers is a Qt version of the classic boardgame “checkers”, also known as “draughts”. It has the following features:
- Built-in checkers engine.
- Beginner, Novice, Average, Good, Expert and Master levels of skill.
- Several themes of the board.
- Portable Draughts Notation database format support.
- Saving, loading and restarting of game.
- Auto change of the men’s color.
- Multiple Undos/Redos.
- Optional numeration of the board.
- Internationalization support (English, German, Catalan, French and Spanish).
There are three methods to install kcheckers 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 kcheckers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kcheckers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kcheckers
Install kcheckers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kcheckers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kcheckers
Install kcheckers 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 kcheckers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kcheckers
How To Uninstall kcheckers on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kcheckers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kcheckers
Uninstall kcheckers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kcheckers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kcheckers
Remove kcheckers Configurations and Data
To remove kcheckers configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kcheckers
Remove kcheckers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kcheckers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kcheckers
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kcheckers package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
