How To Install qgo on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qgo on Ubuntu 22.04. qgo is Go client and full featured SGF editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qgo on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is qgo

qgo is:

qGo is a computerized board on which you can play the game of Go against another player, view and edit smart-go files, and connect to Go servers on the internet. It can also interface with computer Go programs such as GNU Go that speak the Go modem protocol. Have a look at the cgoban package if you are interested in a Go client with less package dependencies.

See description of the gnugo package for a short description of the game.

There are three methods to install qgo on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install qgo Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qgo

Install qgo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qgo

Install qgo 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 qgo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qgo

How To Uninstall qgo on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove qgo

Uninstall qgo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qgo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qgo

Remove qgo Configurations and Data

To remove qgo configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qgo

Remove qgo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qgo

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qgo package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.