How To Install xshogi on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xshogi

xshogi is:

Gnushogi is a computer player for Shogi (Japanese chess).

XShogi provides an X Window interface to play Shogi against gnushogi, and can also be used as an interface for a game between two humans on the same computer.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xshogi

Install xshogi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xshogi

Install xshogi 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 xshogi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xshogi

How To Uninstall xshogi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xshogi

Uninstall xshogi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xshogi

Remove xshogi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xshogi

Remove xshogi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xshogi

Dependencies

xshogi have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxaw7
• libxext6
• libxmu6
• libxt6

References

• xshogi website

Summary

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