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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "pychess" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install pychess on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall pychess on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: pychess
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 11062
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Varun Hiremath
Architecture: all
Version: 0.12.2-1
Depends: python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~), gnome-icon-theme, python-cairo, python-gi, python-gi-cairo, gobject-introspection, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-pango-1.0, gir1.2-rsvg-2.0, gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0, gir1.2-gtksource-3.0, gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0, gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0, libgaviotatb1, gaviotatb
Filename: pool/universe/p/pychess/pychess_0.12.2-1_all.deb
Size: 2785098
MD5sum: b3fe2d45dab9bca54596bc3fae50ef64
SHA1: 3ddf1988b684f1feeb8e3447620055b0b742886f
SHA256: 2cc4efc99498325f75540e631a642a9271a7860b89dfc94d1ae4ca9105148723
Description-en: Chess graphical user interface for several chess engines
The goal of pychess, is to provide a fully featured, nice looking,
easy to use chess client for the gnome-desktop.
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The client should be usable both to those totally new to chess, and
those who want to use a computer to further enchance their play.
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Features include:
Tabbed interface
pgn+epd read/write support
Hints and spymode
xboard/cecp engine support
Builtin Python based engine
Openingbook using sqlite
Clean interface and dialogs
Builtin move validator
Legal move highlighting
Supports drag'n'drop.
Description-md5: 16dd6ccbbdfce91324a69d1665838e3e
Homepage: http://www.pychess.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu