# Install xboard

Graphical user interface for chess. Version 4.9.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:xboard
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install xboard
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install xboard
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: games/xboard/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add xboard
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xboard from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install xboard
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: xboard from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install xboard
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xboard from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#xboard
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/xb/xboard/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S xboard
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: xboard from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:xboard
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/xboard>
- **Version:** 4.9.1
- **Source summary:** Graphical user interface for chess
- **Homepage:** <https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/>
- **Repository:** <https://git.savannah.gnu.org/r/xboard.git>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/manual/html_node/index.html>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/xboard-4.9.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- xboard (cli)
- xboard (alias)

## Dependencies

- at-spi2-core
- cairo
- fairymax
- gdk-pixbuf
- gettext
- glib
- gtk+
- harfbuzz
- librsvg
- pango
- polyglot

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf
- texinfo

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 4.9.1
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** xboard
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 4
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** yes
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - xboard - 4.9.1-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: xboard from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | X Window System Chess Board | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/xboard/
- Nix - xboard: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/xb/xboard/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - xboard - 4.9.1-2build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: xboard from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | X Window System Chess Board | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/xboard/
- apk - xboard - 4.9.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xboard from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Graphical chessboard for the X Window System | https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard
- apk - xboard-doc - 4.9.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xboard-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Graphical chessboard for the X Window System (documentation) | https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard
- apk - xboard-lang - 4.9.1-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xboard-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package xboard | https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard
- dnf - xboard - 4.9.1-24.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xboard from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | An X Window System graphical chessboard | https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/
- pacman - xboard - 4.9.1-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: xboard from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Graphical user interfaces for chess | https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/
- MacPorts - xboard: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: games/xboard/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- [lc0](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/lc0/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chess, cli, games.
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- [polyglot](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/polyglot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chess, cli, games.
- [fairymax](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/fairymax/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chess, cli, games.
- [fairy-stockfish](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/fairy-stockfish/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chess, cli, games.
- [nethack](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/nethack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games.
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph