How To Install crazywa on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install crazywa on Ubuntu 20.04. crazywa is AI engine for Wa Shogi and several other variants

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install crazywa on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is crazywa

crazywa is:

CrazyWa is an AI engine for several variants of Shogi (japanese chess), and some variants of Chess.

It currently plays the following games:

  • crazyhouse, a variant of Chess including Shogi-like drops
  • Standard Shogi
  • Mini Shogi
  • Judkin’s Shogi
  • Tori Shogi
  • Euro Shogi
  • Wa Shogi
  • Kyoto Shogi

There are three methods to install crazywa on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install crazywa Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install crazywa

Install crazywa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install crazywa

Install crazywa 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 crazywa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install crazywa

How To Uninstall crazywa on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove crazywa

Uninstall crazywa And Its Dependencies

To uninstall crazywa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove crazywa

Remove crazywa Configurations and Data

To remove crazywa configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge crazywa

Remove crazywa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge crazywa

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install crazywa package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.