How To Install sgf2dg on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sgf2dg on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 sgf2dg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sgf2dg

How To Uninstall sgf2dg on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sgf2dg

Remove sgf2dg Configurations and Data

To remove sgf2dg configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• perl

References

• sgf2dg website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sgf2dg package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.