How To Install pgn2web on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgn2web on Kali Linux.

What is pgn2web

pgn2web is:

conversion tool to generate webpages from chess “portable game notation” PGN files. The webpages allow the replaying of chess games within a web browser. It has a commandline client and a gtk graphical user interface for convenience. The html output is highly customisable, it is using javascript and the webpages are standards compliant and working with all major browsers.

There are three methods to install pgn2web 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 pgn2web Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pgn2web using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pgn2web

Install pgn2web Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pgn2web using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pgn2web

Install pgn2web 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 pgn2web using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pgn2web

How To Uninstall pgn2web on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pgn2web package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pgn2web

Uninstall pgn2web And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pgn2web and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgn2web

Remove pgn2web Configurations and Data

To remove pgn2web configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pgn2web

Remove pgn2web configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pgn2web configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgn2web

Dependencies

pgn2web have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• pgn2web website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pgn2web package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.