How to Install and Uninstall stockfish Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "stockfish" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install stockfish on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: stockfish
Architecture: amd64
Version: 11-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/games
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Milan Zamazal
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 302
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libstdc++6 (>= 9)
Suggests: polyglot, xboard | scid
Filename: pool/universe/s/stockfish/stockfish_11-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 150544
MD5sum: 3968b1ecca7cb4ee417c7fb263910b77
SHA1: 2599c50747ccd3ffb8c1a58445d6ad1c60cbc557
SHA256: 0115fc3fbac0560064cf3f8ac6fcd182948dc92dddbd30af22ba4d35d8103cd4
Homepage: https://stockfishchess.org
Description: strong chess engine, to play chess against
Description-md5: 1c88e787fea0cbec572e73232f9d09df