Lila is a free open-source chess software that serves as a web interface for playing online chess on lichess.org. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Lila on NetBSD.
Before installing Lila, you will need the following prerequisites:
Before installing any software, it's necessary to have an up-to-date system. Therefore, it is recommended to update NetBSD to ensure that all packages are up-to-date.
To update NetBSD, run the following command:
sudo pkgin update
Lila depends on several packages which need to be installed on your system before installing Lila. To install them, run the following commands:
sudo pkgin install -y git build-essential zlib1g-dev libcairo2-dev
sudo pkgin install -y npm nodejs
The first command installs the necessary build tools and dependencies, while the second command will install Node.js and npm on your system.
Next, we need to clone the Lila source code from the official GitHub repository. To do this, run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/ornicar/lila.git
This command will download the latest version of Lila.
After cloning the Lila repository, we can move to the next step of the installation process, which is installing and building Lila.
To build Lila, first, navigate to the cloned directory and run the following commands:
cd lila
npm install
The first command will navigate you to the cloned repository, and the second command will install all the dependencies required by Lila.
Finally, to run Lila on NetBSD, execute the following command:
npm start
This will start the Lila server, and you can access it in your web browser by entering the following address:
http://localhost:3000
In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Lila on NetBSD. Now, you can easily use Lila for online chess gaming, analyzing games, and developing chess skills.
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