How To Install phalanx on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is phalanx

phalanx is:

Phalanx is a simple chess playing program of conventional design. It is xboard compatible. The main aim is to write a slow thinker with a lot of chess specific knowledge. Current version plays risky, active chess and shows quite good tactical performance.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install phalanx

Install phalanx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install phalanx

Install phalanx 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 phalanx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install phalanx

How To Uninstall phalanx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove phalanx

Uninstall phalanx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove phalanx

Remove phalanx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge phalanx

Remove phalanx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge phalanx

Dependencies

phalanx have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• debconf

References

• phalanx website

Summary

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