Installation of GNU Chess 6.0.1

hafiz.luqman · 01-30-2012, 07:51 PM

Asslam-o-Alaikum/Hello
I am trying to install GNU chess engine Version 6.0.1
but when i enter the command "./configure"
i get a answer "bash: ./configure: Permission denied"
I need it ,if anyone knows must guide me
Thanks

Satyaveer Arya · 01-30-2012, 11:16 PM

Does the file configure have executable permission? Have you checked that?

ukiuki · 01-31-2012, 12:07 AM

Does it must be 6.0.1? I believe your running Ubuntu, if yes, you could use synaptic and type in the filter "GNU chess",
the version 5.07-7 is available in the repositories. Have you tried xboard? It is one very good version of chess, very strong, with clock and all kinds of customization.

Regards

hafiz.luqman · 01-31-2012, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Satyaveer Arya

Does the file configure have executable permission? Have you checked that?

yes I am running Ubuntu 11.10
I have not cheked that , how i can chek this ??

hafiz.luqman · 01-31-2012, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ukiuki

Does it must be 6.0.1? I believe your running Ubuntu, if yes, you could use synaptic and type in the filter "GNU chess",
the version 5.07-7 is available in the repositories. Have you tried xboard? It is one very good version of chess, very strong, with clock and all kinds of customization.

Regards

Yes I am running Ubuntu 11.10 , yes it is 6.0.1 and i want to install this

ukiuki · 01-31-2012, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hafiz.luqman

Yes I am running Ubuntu 11.10 , yes it is 6.0.1 and i want to install this

Did you try to use synaptic? It is the program that manages the packages you want to install, it also install the dependencies for you.

The current version in the repositories is: 5.07-7
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?ke...ic&section=all

Regards

Satyaveer Arya · 01-31-2012, 01:43 AM

Quote:

I have not cheked that , how i can chek this ??

Quote:

# ls -l <file_name>

this above command will tell you the permission of file_name.

John VV · 01-31-2012, 04:31 AM

where did you save the folder for chess 6.0.1 ?

seeing a "Permission denied" from this command is odd

Code:

cd /to/the/location/of/the/folder
./configure --help 
/* read the options and set the ones you want to change */
./configure --prefix=/usr

assuming you want it installed to /usr and not /usr/local

also you are aware that gnu chess is a terminal text ( ascii) program .There is no gui