How To Install xboard on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xboard
on Fedora 34.
What is xboard
Xboard is an X Window System based graphical chessboard which can be used with the GNU chess and Crafty chess programs, with Internet Chess Servers (ICSs), with chess via email, or with your own saved games. Install the xboard package if you need a graphical chessboard.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install xboard
on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xboard.
Install xboard on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install xboard
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xboard
Install xboard on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install xboard
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xboard
How To Uninstall xboard on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the xboard
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xboard
xboard Package Contents on Fedora 34
/etc/xboard.conf
/usr/bin/cmail
/usr/bin/xboard
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8/dcd86b18da22f7a15177a77d48962465d198a3
/usr/share/applications/xboard-config.desktop
/usr/share/applications/xboard-fen-viewer.desktop
/usr/share/applications/xboard-pgn-viewer.desktop
/usr/share/applications/xboard-tourney.desktop
/usr/share/applications/xboard.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xboard
/usr/share/doc/xboard/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xboard/FAQ.html
/usr/share/doc/xboard/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/xboard/README
/usr/share/doc/xboard/engine-intf.html
/usr/share/games/xboard
/usr/share/games/xboard/pixmaps
/usr/share/games/xboard/pixmaps/textures
/usr/share/games/xboard/pixmaps/textures/board32.png
/usr/share/games/xboard/pixmaps/textures/board48.png
/usr/share/games/xboard/pixmaps/textures/cross32.png
/usr/share/games/xboard/pixmaps/textures/cross48.png
/usr/share/games/xboard/pixmaps/textures/ini32.png
/usr/share/games/xboard/pixmaps/textures/ini48.png
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds/cymbal.wav
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds/ding1.wav
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds/gong.wav
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds/honkhonk.wav
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds/laser.wav
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds/penalty.wav
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds/phone.wav
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds/pop2.wav
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds/roar.wav
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds/slap.wav
/usr/share/games/xboard/sounds/woodthunk.wav
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/conf
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/conf/ics
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/conf/mini
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/conf/mini.fen
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/conf/sho
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/conf/sho.fen
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/conf/shogi
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/conf/xq
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackAdvisor.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackArchbishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackAxe.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackBishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackButterfly.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackCamel.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackCanon.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackChancellor.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackClaw.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackCobra.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackCommoner.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackCopper.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackCrownedBishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackCrownedRook.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackCub.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackDolphin.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackDragon.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackDuck.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackElephant.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackFlag.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackGnu.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackGold.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackGoldKnight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackGoldLance.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackGoldPawn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackGoldSilver.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackHCrown.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackHSword.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackHat.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackHawk.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackIron.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackKing.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackKnight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackLShield.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackLance.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackLeft.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackLeopard.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackLion.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackMarshall.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackNightrider.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackPawn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackPegasus.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackPrincess.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackPromoBishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackPromoDragon.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackPromoHSword.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackPromoHorse.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackPromoRook.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackPromoSword.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackQueen.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackRShield.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackRight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackRook.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackSword.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackTower.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackUnicorn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackViking.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackWizard.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackWolf.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/BlackZebra.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteAdvisor.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteArchbishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteAxe.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteBishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteButterfly.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteCamel.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteCanon.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteChancellor.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteClaw.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteCobra.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteCommoner.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteCopper.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteCrownedBishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteCrownedRook.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteCub.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteDolphin.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteDragon.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteDuck.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteElephant.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteFlag.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteGnu.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteGold.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteGoldKnight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteGoldLance.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteGoldPawn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteGoldSilver.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteHCrown.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteHSword.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteHat.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteHawk.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteIron.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteKing.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteKnight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteLShield.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteLance.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteLeft.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteLeopard.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteLion.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteMarshall.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteNightrider.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhitePawn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhitePegasus.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhitePrincess.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhitePromoBishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhitePromoDragon.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhitePromoHSword.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhitePromoHorse.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhitePromoRook.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhitePromoSword.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteQueen.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteRShield.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteRight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteRook.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteSword.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteTower.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteUnicorn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteViking.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteWizard.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteWolf.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/WhiteZebra.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/eo_Analyzing.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/eo_Black.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/eo_Clear.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/eo_Ponder.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/eo_Thinking.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/eo_Unknown.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/eo_White.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/icon_black.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/default/icon_white.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackAdvisor.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackBishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackCrownedBishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackCrownedRook.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackGold.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackGoldKnight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackGoldLance.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackGoldPawn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackGoldSilver.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackKing.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackKnight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackLance.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackPawn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/BlackRook.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteAdvisor.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteBishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteCrownedBishop.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteCrownedRook.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteGold.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteGoldKnight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteGoldLance.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteGoldPawn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteGoldSilver.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteKing.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteKnight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteLance.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhitePawn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/shogi/WhiteRook.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/textures
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/textures/hatch.png
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/textures/wood_d.png
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/textures/wood_l.png
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/textures/xqboard-9x10.png
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/BlackAdvisor.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/BlackCanon.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/BlackElephant.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/BlackGold.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/BlackKnight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/BlackPawn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/BlackRook.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/WhiteAdvisor.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/WhiteCanon.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/WhiteElephant.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/WhiteGold.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/WhiteKnight.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/WhitePawn.svg
/usr/share/games/xboard/themes/xiangqi/WhiteRook.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/xboard.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/xboard.svg
/usr/share/info/xboard.info.gz
/usr/share/licenses/xboard
/usr/share/licenses/xboard/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/xboard/COPYRIGHT
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/xboard.mo
/usr/share/man/man6/xboard.6.gz
/usr/share/mime/packages/xboard.xml
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xboard
on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.