Lila is a free, open-source chess software that lets you play against other online players or against the computer. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Lila on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install Git, which is a version control system used to clone the Lila repository from Github.
To install Git, run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
Once Git is installed, clone the Lila repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/ornicar/lila.git
This will download the latest version of Lila in the current directory.
Before we can run Lila, we need to install its dependencies.
The following command installs all the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev nodejs npm
Once the dependencies are installed, we need to compile Lila using the following commands:
cd lila
make dependencies
This will install all the necessary dependencies for Lila.
Next, we need to configure Lila by creating a configuration file. You can create a sample configuration file using the following command:
cp conf/application.example.conf conf/application.conf
Now, edit the configuration file and modify the settings according to your preferences:
nano conf/application.conf
Finally, we can start Lila using the following command:
./bin/lila
After starting Lila, visit http://localhost:9000 in your web browser to access the Lila interface.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Lila on your Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now play chess against other online players or against the computer. Good luck!
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