How To Install convert-pgn on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install convert-pgn on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is convert-pgn
convert-pgn is:
Convert format of given chess book from one format to PGN, the Portable Game Notation format.
PGN is an XML-like computer-processible format for recording chess games (both the moves and related data).
Supported source chess book formats: ccm, che, chn, mxq, xqf
There are three methods to install convert-pgn 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 convert-pgn Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install convert-pgn using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install convert-pgn
Install convert-pgn Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install convert-pgn using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install convert-pgn
Install convert-pgn 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 convert-pgn using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install convert-pgn
How To Uninstall convert-pgn on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the convert-pgn package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove convert-pgn
Uninstall convert-pgn And Its Dependencies
To uninstall convert-pgn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove convert-pgn
Remove convert-pgn Configurations and Data
To remove convert-pgn configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge convert-pgn
Remove convert-pgn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove convert-pgn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge convert-pgn
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install convert-pgn package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
