Chess software for linux

does anyone know if there is a good database/analysis software for linux specifcly debian/ubuntu based i have gnu chess but that is just playing against the computer really if you could help it would be awesome and running through wine is not an option because it would be senseless because there wouldnt be enough cpu power if i was running through wine

SCID http://scid.sourceforge.net/

have a look at Scid

http://scid.sourceforge.net

The tarball is a bit outdated. You better build from the GIT repository.

HTH

P.S.: Wine is fine. A lot of people are running Windows engines with it and the slowdown seems to be negligible.

lol i am  going to need help but ill et it done

I have found a few native chess applications for everyone in linux. I will give outside links. One is in Alpha.

One I have found is called "Knights", found on KDE-look.org. To install open up terminal and install from the apt-get repostiory for Debian and Ubuntu linux distros. $sudo apt-get install knights  . This application comes with themes for the desktop KDE also. It is somewhat incomplete though, it only plays offline with a chess engine and has no clocks for this above chess application. You can install this one in the terminal.

Another one I have found is called "Tagua Chess". It is an old chess application that was abandoned in Alpha.  This chess software has to be compiled up from a source tarball, it comes with an included "Readme" file to compile up this gem. Looks amazing. Here is an outside link.  The author claims it will run on FICS with this application. I am compiling it up so I can not say if it works yet. Check it over. :: http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/tagua

You will need cmake, a C compiler and this tool called "boost" to compile up this chess app from the apt-get also. $sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev

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