How to Install and Uninstall stockfish Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 15,2024

You can also install and uninstall the stockfish on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "stockfish" package

This guide let you learn how to install stockfish on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall stockfish on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: stockfish
Architecture: amd64
Version: 14.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/games
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Milan Zamazal
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 46242
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libstdc++6 (>= 11)
Suggests: polyglot, xboard | scid
Filename: pool/universe/s/stockfish/stockfish_14.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 24829868
MD5sum: 082aa6aed4947b39995b682779baeccb
SHA1: 5d41affc0ef4b363ca60c5778df871fef964e38b
SHA256: d232c613e94320740ee9e046a252a583a498818d7431a47ec65712258786adef
SHA512: b45b509415261272cf48acf39ba57d3888356338ac5622de96e9072271db70d7d0c48aa1d0ce004c73836f0fbdf54db6304e934160d2d2cd95ec9c2e8334d217
Homepage: https://stockfishchess.org
Description: strong chess engine, to play chess against
Description-md5: 1c88e787fea0cbec572e73232f9d09df