Playing Gnu-Go is great using monkeyjump

You need python-pygame and gnugo.

download the newest version of monkeyjump here

https://github.com/xyproto/monkeyjump

Change the path in conf/gnugocmd.conf to /opt/gnugo/bin/gnugo
Edit monkeyjump and change Resolution to (480, 480) and set Fullscreen to True.

You can also change to keybindings in conf/keybindings.conf

Have fun