How To Install scid on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scid on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is scid
scid is:
Shane’s Chess Information Database is a chess database application with a graphical user interface. You can browse databases of chess games, edit them and search for games by various criteria. Scid uses its own compact and fast database format, but can convert to and from PGN. Its also possible to play live on the internet and practice tactical knowledge.
This package contains the main program.
There are three methods to install scid 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 scid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scid
Install scid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scid
Install scid 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 scid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scid
How To Uninstall scid on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the scid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scid
Uninstall scid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scid
Remove scid Configurations and Data
To remove scid configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scid
Remove scid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scid
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scid package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.