How To Install pgn2web on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgn2web on Ubuntu.
What is pgn2web
pgn2web is:
conversion tool to generate webpages from chess “portable game notation” PGN files. The webpages allow the replaying of chess games within a web browser. It has a commandline client and a gtk graphical user interface for convenience. The html output is highly customisable, it is using javascript and the webpages are standards compliant and working with all major browsers.
There are three methods to install pgn2web on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pgn2web Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pgn2web using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pgn2web
Install pgn2web Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pgn2web using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pgn2web
Install pgn2web 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 pgn2web using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pgn2web
How To Uninstall pgn2web on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pgn2web package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pgn2web
Uninstall pgn2web And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pgn2web and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pgn2web
Remove pgn2web Configurations and Data
To remove pgn2web configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pgn2web
Remove pgn2web configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pgn2web configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pgn2web
Dependencies
pgn2web have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pgn2web package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.