How to Install and Uninstall gnuchess Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "gnuchess" package

Please follow the instructions below to install gnuchess on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall gnuchess on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gnuchess
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gnuchess package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gnuchess
Priority: optional
Section: universe/games
Installed-Size: 630
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Oliver Korff
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2.2-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Recommends: gnuchess-book
Suggests: xboard | eboard | scid
Filename: pool/universe/g/gnuchess/gnuchess_6.2.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 223542
MD5sum: a58a9093e61b891c80e305e53d9715fb
SHA1: 0acf126eeb07d20223c9319ff23c8e80c5d8a8c7
SHA256: 759047a0ee99cd02fee7ee14e1a6e66ad801b90a3da489d4aeb23583b57a4a2c
Description-en: Plays a game of chess, either against the user or against itself
Gnuchess is an updated version of the GNU chess playing program. It is now
based on the fruit chess engine and uses the UCI chess engine protocol. It has
a simple alpha-numeric board display, and is also compatible with frontends
like xboard, scid and eboard.
Description-md5: c0c25e09afefdb0b9a867cb88b772c54
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu