Hi Marty.
If you open your system menu you should be able to find the Package
Manager. It may also be called Synaptic. If you click on it it may
ask for a password and then let you search for software. If you
input gnugo in the search box in the top you should be able to find
an entry. Select it and click to apply the changes.
Afterwards an entry for GNU Go should appear in your system menu,
ready to play.
You'll notice GNU Go runs as text-only, hence Clarks suggestion of
other, graphical, software that is more comfortable to play with.
But one step at time, tell us if everything goes well.
-- Gonçalo
On 14/01/2016 20:58, Marty Feldman
wrote:
/
/
/On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Marty
Feldman //<address@hidden
<mailto:address@hidden>>//wrote://
/
/I would like to find out if Gnugo will install directly,
without
complications, on my computer. I am an advanced beginner
at Go
but even more of a beginner when it comes to computer tech.
I
have a desktop computer, running Linux Mint v. 17 ('Rosa',
64
bit) and Firefox v. 43. Both are the current versions. I
would
like to not have to get involved with emulators, compilers,
special installers, binaries, and so on, and would need
installation directions that are expressed in simple,
non-jargon-y
steps. I do realize that this may be a rather naive
request, but
I would appreciate learning if what I want is possible, and
would
be grateful for your reply.//
//Thanks,//
// -Marty, in Owl's Head, Maine-//
/
/On 01/14/2016 01:34 PM, Clark B. Wierda wrote:/
/Which desktop are you using? (Shouldn't matter, but might help
with the instructions.)//
/
*Clark: My computer is not a commercial brand. It was built for
me as a dedicated Linux machine by a friend, from components he
sourced, so that I could run email, internet stuff, office apps,
etc. using a Linux operating system without any Microsoft,
Windows, etc. involvement.*
/There are packages that can be used to
make this easier.//
/*It would be great if we could get Gnugo installed and
running.*
/Are you looking to use a graphical
application with Gnugo as the engine, or do just need Gnugo
itself?//
/*I don't understand the question, I'm afraid. In everyday
language, I just want Gnugo, period.*
/If you have such an application, which
one is it?//
/*I may have such an application, but I don't know how to find
this out or to identify it if I do.*
/Do you have Java installed? (Mostly to
help with details of the instructions.)//
/*Don't know. When I type 'Java' in the query box of the Linux
Main Menu, it refers me to 'Pidgin Internet Messenger'. That,
in turn, produces a message saying I have no IM accounts
configured that I can connect to, and goes on to tell me how to
start connecting with Pidgin.*
/Regards,/
/Clark Wierda /
*CLARK - MANY THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE. SORRY MY ANSWERS TO YOUR
QUESTIONS ARE SO LOW-LEVEL. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ACHIEVE IS TO BE
ABLE TO CLICK ON AN ICON OR A LINK THAT WILL OPEN GNUGO AND LET ME
PLAY. FOR YOUR INFO, IT WAS DAVID FOTLAND WHO SUGGESTED THAT I
CONTACT YOU TO SEE IF YOU COULD BE OF HELP WITH A **DIRECT INSTALL
ON A LINUX SYSTEM.
** -MARTY-*
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