How to Install and Uninstall stockfish Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "stockfish" package

This is a short guide on how to install stockfish on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "stockfish" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall stockfish on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the stockfish package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: stockfish
Version: 12-2
Installed-Size: 20850
Maintainer: Milan Zamazal
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libstdc++6 (>= 9)
Suggests: polyglot, xboard | scid
Description: strong chess engine, to play chess against
Description-md5: 1c88e787fea0cbec572e73232f9d09df
Homepage: https://stockfishchess.org
Tag: game::board:chess, implemented-in::c++, interface::commandline,
interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program, use::gameplaying,
x11::application
Section: games
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/stockfish/stockfish_12-2_amd64.deb
Size: 9926260
MD5sum: ccb7169f04523965f9ec1fc3de3823c9
SHA256: aeef16a01173514a0a47e151fc6d8afb3659d163519d100fe5a9d3dafad6a2e7