How To Install xboard on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xboard in Fedora 36. xboard is An X Window System graphical chessboard

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xboard on Fedora 36.

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 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xboard.

Install xboard on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xboard using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xboard

Install xboard on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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 36

To uninstall only the xboard package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xboard

xboard Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/xboard.conf
/usr/bin/cmail
/usr/bin/xboard
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/64
/usr/lib/.build-id/64/62ae18c8c956341304c42cc0bdebdabd059429
/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 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).