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Instructions to install LucasChess in Linux

Author: Mandy

Tested in :
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu Mate 
  • Raspbian GNU/Linux 201505 (ARM Architecture) on Raspberry Pi 2
  • Ubuntu 14.04 32 bits i386 on Intel Architecture

# sudo apt-get update
Debian/Linux (# cat /etc/issue)
# sudo apt-get install python-pip mc python-pyaudio python-sip swig python-psutil python-chardet git sphinxbase pocketsphinx pyqt4-dev-tools pyqt4-dev-tools python-qt4

Ubuntu (# cat /etc/issue)
# sudo apt-get install python-pip mc python-pyaudio python-sip swig python-psutil python-chardet git python-sphinxbase python-pocketsphinx pyqt4-dev-tools python-qt4

# cd ~
# git clone https://github.com/lukasmonk/lucaschess
# cd lucaschess
# sudo pip install pygal
# sudo chmod -R 777 *
# python Lucas.py

Optional: Install other userful chess software's and engines

# sudo apt-get install crafty crafty-books-medium cutechess fairymax fruit glaurung gnuchess gnuchess-book hoichess polyglot pychess stockfish toga2 xboard scid scid-data scid-rating-data scid-spell-data

When error to execute Lucas.py, we try to recompile winglet.so (- \- : delete line, - \+ insert line)
# cd EnginesLinux/winglet/srclinux
# mcedit makefile
- $(LINK_TARGET) : $(OBJS)
- \- g++ -shared -O3 -o $@ $^
- \+ g++ -shared -O3 -fPIC -o $@ $^

- %.o : %.cpp
- \- g++ -g -O3 -o $@ -c lt;
- \+ g++ -g -O3 -fPIC -o $@ -c lt;
OR (better and more clear)
Locate line: g++ -shared -O3 -o $@ $^
Insert after -O3: -fPIC

Locate line: g++ -g -O3 -o $@ -c lt;
Insert after -O3: -fPIC 

 # sudo make clean
# sudo make all
# cd ../../..
# python Lucas.py


If Error: ValueError: PyCapsule_GetPointer called with invalid PyCapsule object

Uncomment every line of the repositories sources that begin with deb-src, so erase the character # in the first position of every line with deb-src and save at the end... and update the repositories

# mcedit /etc/apt/sources.list
# sudo apt-get update

Prepare the compiler and directory of sources where will be downloaded...
# sudo apt-get install Cython bison build-essential checkinstall g++
# sudo apt-get install apt-file apt-src
# sudo apt-file update
# sudo chown $USER /usr/local/src
# sudo chmod u+rwx /usr/local/src
Download, compile and reinstall sphinxbase
# sudo apt-src install --location=/usr/src -i python-sphinxbase
# cd /usr/src/sphinxbase-0.8/
# sudo rm python/sphinxbase.c
# sudo ./configure
# sudo make clean
# sudo make
# sudo checkinstall
# sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Download, compile and reinstall pocketsphinx
# sudo apt-src install --location=/usr/src -i python-pocketsphinx
# cd /usr/src/pocketsphinx-0.8.0+real/
# sudo rm python/pocketsphinx.c
# sudo ./configure
# sudo make clean
# sudo make
# sudo checkinstall
# sudo dpkg -i *.deb

Try to execute again LucasChess...
# cd ~/lucaschess/
# python Lucas.py

Comments

  1. SteveJanuary 24, 2016 at 4:05 PM

    Sorry but you lost me at "Uncomment every line of the repositories sources that begin with deb-src, so erase the character # in the first position of every line with deb-src and save at the end... and update the repositories"

    Can you please elaborate on how to do this?

    Greetings,

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    1. Lucas MongeJanuary 24, 2016 at 7:33 PM

      Sorry, this is a Mandy work, I don´t know its meaning.
      There is a trick to surpase pocketsphinx compilation:
      Look for Voice.py file in Code folder:
      Line 11, change to:

      # from pocketsphinx.pocketsphinx import Decoder
      class Decoder:
      pass

      Then forgive all from Uncoment till Try to execute

      Delete
    2. LouJuly 25, 2016 at 1:36 PM

      Is there any reason the lucaschess folder can't be .lucaschess (hidden)?

      Delete
    3. Lucas MongeJuly 25, 2016 at 3:23 PM

      None I can know.

      Delete
  2. Larry ColemanNovember 23, 2016 at 2:09 AM

    I'm getting an error trying to run after installing on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "Lucas.py", line 41, in
    import Code.Init
    File "./Code/Init.py", line 13, in
    from Code import Procesador
    File "./Code/Procesador.py", line 5, in
    from Code import Albums
    File "./Code/Albums.py", line 5, in
    from Code import Books
    File "./Code/Books.py", line 7, in
    from Code import ControlPosicion
    File "./Code/ControlPosicion.py", line 1, in
    import LCEngine
    ImportError: No module named LCEngine

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    1. Lucas MongeNovember 23, 2016 at 4:58 PM

      More info in Immortal chess forum, from 489 message
      http://immortalchess.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4695&page=25

      Delete
  3. UnknownAugust 13, 2017 at 12:32 PM

    Hi guys! I've prepared PKGBUILD for Arch Linux AUR based on 11th version of LucasChess, though it's very raw:
    https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/lucaschess-git/
    Comments and notes are much appreciated!

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  4. frankNovember 9, 2018 at 7:16 AM

    I know Lucas Chess is free and its a great program. I used to be able to run it on Linux Mint using Wine but they now seem to have "upgraded" Wine. I recently had a little problem with my computer and had to wipe the hd and am now trying to re-intall Lucas Chess but with the changes made in Wine I can no longer run Lucas Chess. I cannot understand Mandy's instructions. I am not a programmer and do not know how difficult it would be but could someone write a version that would run in Linux? I would like to point out that Linux is now the top OS, not Windows anymore.

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    1. Lucas MongeNovember 11, 2018 at 9:42 PM

      The problem is that the operating system I've always used is Windows. To compile I use a Windows XP, and I get an installable compatible with any PC/Windows. When I tried something with Linux, I had to take into account, if it is 32/64 bits, Arch Linux, Manjaro, Ubuntu,...... Why PKGBUILD of Valery Huz is not useful for any distribution? I like Linux, but it is a problem for me to create a distribution as I would like, like the installable one I make in Windows.

      Delete
  5. HeoOctober 11, 2020 at 3:22 PM

    Hello. I'm new user of Ubuntu. I learned how to install programs which file has .deb extension. My question was that I used to use lucaschess on windows but I couldn't install on Ubuntu. Will be there any lucas.deb so we can install it with easy code such as "sudo apt install ./lucaschess.deb. "

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    1. Lucas MongeOctober 12, 2020 at 11:36 AM

      There is not a stable Linux version of the program. In the future my idea is to work on it, but when I have an stable win32 version R.

      Delete
    2. HeoOctober 12, 2020 at 12:51 PM

      Thank you Lucas. I hope you will be succeed.

      Delete

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