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title: Install gnuchess on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of gnuchess for on Kubuntu - Plays a game of chess,
  includes GUI and CLI. Run "gnuchess.readme" for more information!
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/kubuntu
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# Install gnuchess on **Kubuntu**

# gnuchess

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/kubuntu#install)

#### Plays a game of chess, includes GUI and CLI. Run "gnuchess.readme" for more information!

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.
This snap package also includes the xboard graphical frontend, which can be used either to play with gnuchess as an engine, or over the internet on any ICS-compatible service.
Run "gnuchess" for the CLI engine, "gnuchess.xboard" for the GUI frontend, and "gnuchess.readme" for more information.

### Package name

* gnuchess

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### License

* GPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 17 May 2019 - latest/stable

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/Roadmaster/gnuchess-snap](https://github.com/Roadmaster/gnuchess-snap "https://github.com/Roadmaster/gnuchess-snap")

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### Contact

* [daniel.manrique@canonical.com](mailto:daniel.manrique@canonical.com "mailto:daniel.manrique@canonical.com")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/gnuchess/kubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install gnuchess

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

### Install gnuchess

To install gnuchess, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install gnuchess
```

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