How to enable Chess 3D on Ubuntu 9.10?

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The 3D cannot be easily enabled. A thread that people refer to is

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=416660

but I tried several suggestions on that thread and it doesn't work yet.

The message is:

No Python OpenGL support
No Python GTKGLExt support

nonopolarity

Posted 2009-10-31T22:05:07.847

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2Yeah I want an answer to this too, I have installed both mentioned packages and it goes to a black screen and just crashes. – ricbax – 2009-10-31T22:22:49.527

sudo apt-get install python python-q4 might take care of the openGL – The Green Frog – 2009-11-03T15:23:06.303

Chess rocks. Not the video game, I mean. – The Green Frog – 2009-11-03T15:25:22.693

Answers

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Try this:

sudo aptitude install python-opengl python-gtkglext1

However I think 3D mode is ugly as well.

yotempo

Posted 2009-10-31T22:05:07.847

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what video card do you have. with mine, it looks nice. – The Green Frog – 2009-11-03T15:24:17.360

when i installed the ktkglext1 package, chess wouldn't start any more – The Green Frog – 2009-11-03T15:26:45.250

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Mine worked with just installing the 2 commands, I believe if that does not work it must be your video card. I have to agree the models in 3D look uglier than 2d. I think someone could have spent a little more time in the decoration department. :P

user34667

Posted 2009-10-31T22:05:07.847

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