How To Install sgf2dg on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sgf2dg on Debian 11.
What is sgf2dg
sgf2dg is:
Go is a board game from Eastern Asia and TeX is a program for typesetting. sgf2dg converts Go game records in smart-go format (SGF) into TeX files. You can produce camera-ready copies for books or magazines, or simply generate attractive printouts of your (internet) Go games.
sgf2dg includes the Metafont sources for a new set of Go fonts, and a script, sgf2dg (formerly sgf2tex), which translates files in sgf-format into TeX.
There are three methods to install sgf2dg on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sgf2dg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sgf2dg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sgf2dg
Install sgf2dg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sgf2dg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sgf2dg
Install sgf2dg 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 sgf2dg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sgf2dg
How To Uninstall sgf2dg on Debian 11
To uninstall only the sgf2dg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sgf2dg
Uninstall sgf2dg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sgf2dg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sgf2dg
Remove sgf2dg Configurations and Data
To remove sgf2dg configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sgf2dg
Remove sgf2dg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sgf2dg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sgf2dg
Dependencies
sgf2dg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sgf2dg package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.