xboard

[cc]

hi

I've installed xboard and gnuchess on Lenny.
If I try to start, I'm getting this message:

xboard: Failed to start first chess program gnuchessx on localhost: gnuchessx: No such file or directory

howto solve this problem?

[reed9]

hi

I've installed xboard and gnuchess on Lenny.
If I try to start, I'm getting this message:

xboard: Failed to start first chess program gnuchessx on localhost: gnuchessx: No such file or directory

howto solve this problem?

Try: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...rd/+bug/210937

[cc]

Try: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...rd/+bug/210937

I've installed crafty and phalanx, but still doesn't work:

# /usr/games/xboard -fcp crafty
xboard: Failed to start first chess program crafty on localhost: crafty: No such file or directory

# /usr/games/xboard -fcp phalanx
xboard: Failed to start first chess program phalanx on localhost: phalanx: No such file or directory

[reed9]

Try: xboard -debug

and see what the output is. Did you install using synaptic or apt-get? Doesn't really solve the problem, but you can try another chess program, too. I think eboard is more visually pleasing than xboard.

[cc]

Try: xboard -debug

and see what the output is. Did you install using synaptic or apt-get? Doesn't really solve the problem, but you can try another chess program, too. I think eboard is more visually pleasing than xboard.

thx, I've installed using apt-get, but it was my fault, I was logged as root, as normal user works well.

[tabsik]

Is there any way of using xboard without a mouse?
You can use crafty just typing in the shell
but I can't memorize the positions so I need a board.
anyone knows a solution? plz!

[reed9]

Not sure, but there are ncurses based chess programs. CBoard | freshmeat.net