I've finally finished remastering my Puppy Linux distros for chess. Following suggestions, in addition to Scid vc PC (docked window mode enabled). ChessX, Jose, Eboard & Xboard-Gtk are also pre-installed & configured. Every free Linux chess engine I could get to work properly is also pre-installed. Both 64 bit & 32 bit isos are available for download.
Here are some screenshots:
I put a little web page where you can download them >
http://jimablett.net63.net/chess_755/chess-distros.html
Any feedback/comments are welcome.
Jim.
JA Linux Chess Distros Available
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Sweet! This is certainly gonna kill Ubuntu eventually!
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Re: JA Linux Chess Distros Available
Hello Jim,
have you tried out these following chess applications with Puppy Linux?
ChessDB http://chessdb.sourceforge.net/
[CSBoard http://csboard.berlios.de
glchess http://sourceforge.net/projects/glchess/
Gnome Chess ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gnome-chess respectively http://www.icewalkers.com/download/gnom ... nload.html
Kaya http://paolocapriotti.com/kaya/
MonoChess http://monochess.sourceforge.net/index.html respectively http://monochess.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/monochess/
ngboard http://ngboard.sourceforge.net/news.php
PyChess http://pychess.org/about/
Raptor https://code.google.com/p/raptor-chess-interface/
Please let us know your results of investigation with these GUIs.
Best wishes,
Norbert[/b]
have you tried out these following chess applications with Puppy Linux?
ChessDB http://chessdb.sourceforge.net/
[CSBoard http://csboard.berlios.de
glchess http://sourceforge.net/projects/glchess/
Gnome Chess ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gnome-chess respectively http://www.icewalkers.com/download/gnom ... nload.html
Kaya http://paolocapriotti.com/kaya/
MonoChess http://monochess.sourceforge.net/index.html respectively http://monochess.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/monochess/
ngboard http://ngboard.sourceforge.net/news.php
PyChess http://pychess.org/about/
Raptor https://code.google.com/p/raptor-chess-interface/
Please let us know your results of investigation with these GUIs.
Best wishes,
Norbert[/b]
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Re: JA Linux Chess Distros Available
Options never hurt, but they take up disk space which is very limited on some devices (Chromebook Pixel). I would suggest to make any and all GUIs and engines optional during the installation process. And I would also add Wine to those options, for users wanting to give CB9 a try under Linux.
Really good project Jim.
Really good project Jim.
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Re: JA Linux Chess Distros Available
I updated the 32 bit version of the distro. Added Pychess & Raptor & fixed a few bugs & updated the chess software to the latest versions.
Raptor is a nice Fics interface. Here is a screen shot of me viewing a GM vs GM game and analyzing the moves at the same time with Komodo.
Here is a screen shot of Pychess.
Here is a screen shot of 'Rainbow Serpent' running in Scid 4.9
You can download here: http://jimablett.net63.net/chess_755/chess-distros.html
Jim.
Raptor is a nice Fics interface. Here is a screen shot of me viewing a GM vs GM game and analyzing the moves at the same time with Komodo.
Here is a screen shot of Pychess.
Here is a screen shot of 'Rainbow Serpent' running in Scid 4.9
You can download here: http://jimablett.net63.net/chess_755/chess-distros.html
Jim.
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Interesting wasn't aware of this project. Thanks for the link.Norbert Raimund Leisner wrote:Scidb http://scidb.sourceforge.net/index.html
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Re: JA Linux Chess Distros Available
The 'FINAL' 32 bit edition of my Linux chess distro is available now.
It has 'Cutechess', 'Jin' & (under Wine) 'Crafty Gui' & 'Kvetka' installed.
I won't be updating it anymore (except the 64 bit edition to bring it in line with the 32 bit edition). It does everything I want it to do now. Play chess, Engine vs Engine, Analysis, compile engines from src etc.
Here are some screenshot of latest software installed on it:
Cutechess:
Crafty Gui:
Kvetka:
http://jimablett.net63.net/chess_755/chess-distros.html
Jim.
It has 'Cutechess', 'Jin' & (under Wine) 'Crafty Gui' & 'Kvetka' installed.
I won't be updating it anymore (except the 64 bit edition to bring it in line with the 32 bit edition). It does everything I want it to do now. Play chess, Engine vs Engine, Analysis, compile engines from src etc.
Here are some screenshot of latest software installed on it:
Cutechess:
Crafty Gui:
Kvetka:
http://jimablett.net63.net/chess_755/chess-distros.html
Jim.
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Re: JA Linux Chess Distros Available
Jim, I don't even run Linux, but this almost makes me want to. I have to tell you this is some fine piece of work.
All the best,
george
All the best,
george
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Re: JA Linux Chess Distros Available
It would send you to an early grave George.geots wrote:Jim, I don't even run Linux, but this almost makes me want to.
george