user9436: I'm installing stockfish to be used on SCID. I followed these two tutorials, using Stockfish from the Stockfish website rather than from git.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/scid--stockfish
http://support.stockfishchess.org/kb/advanced-topics/compiling-stockfish-on-linux

I downloaded the engine binaries for Stockfish7 for Linux from
https://stockfishchess.org/download/

I read that you need to compile it first so I compiled the Stockfish engine with sudo apt-get install git g++. Tested it with make profile-build ARCH=x86-32 then I went to add the engine in SCID, with these settings:
name: stockfish
command: stockfish
directory: /home/user/Desktop/stockfish-7-linux/Linux/src/.stockfish
UCI on

But then it tells me that it is unable to start the program: stockfish.
That error is the default response for any error. If I typed in folders that don't exist and a file that doesn't exist, it gives that error too. What am I doing wrong?

user19509: The solution is:
This command right here, as linked: /home/yourusername/.scid4.7/Linux/stockfish_10_x64
It worked for me.
I went into a search and found "Stockfish." Then I went onto "copy link location," and pasted it into command (I copied the Stockfish files in the SCID folder).
I hope that someone finds this helpful.

user16476: 
Make sure you are pointing to the binary distribution of Stockfish and not the source. The binary distribution should be a variation of stockfish_10_x64.
Make sure this binary has execute permissions: 
chmod u+x stockfish_10_x64



user1030: In the line:
name:stockfish command: stockfish directory: /home/user/Desktop/stockfish-7-linux/Linux/src/.stockfish UCI on
Are you sure your exe file is called ".stockfish" and not only just "stockfish". Seems odd that you have a hidden exe file (even that it is possible)

9436: <p>I'm installing stockfish to be used on SCID. I followed these two tutorials, using Stockfish from the Stockfish website rather than from git.</p>

<pre><code>https://www.chess.com/article/view/scid--stockfish
http://support.stockfishchess.org/kb/advanced-topics/compiling-stockfish-on-linux
</code></pre>

<p>I downloaded the engine binaries for Stockfish7 for Linux from</p>

<pre><code>https://stockfishchess.org/download/
</code></pre>

<p>I read that you need to compile it first so I compiled the Stockfish engine with sudo apt-get install git g++. Tested it with make profile-build ARCH=x86-32 then I went to add the engine in SCID, with these settings:</p>

<pre><code>name: stockfish
command: stockfish
directory: /home/user/Desktop/stockfish-7-linux/Linux/src/.stockfish
UCI on
</code></pre>

<p>But then it tells me that it is unable to start the program: stockfish.</p>

<p>That error is the default response for any error. If I typed in folders that don't exist and a file that doesn't exist, it gives that error too. What am I doing wrong?</p>
 19509: <p>The solution is:</p>

<p>This command right here, as linked: /home/yourusername/.scid4.7/Linux/stockfish_10_x64</p>

<p>It worked for me.</p>

<p>I went into a search and found "Stockfish." Then I went onto "copy link location," and pasted it into command (I copied the Stockfish files in the SCID folder).</p>

<p>I hope that someone finds this helpful.</p>
 16476: <ol>
<li><p>Make sure you are pointing to the binary distribution of Stockfish and not the source. The binary distribution should be a variation of stockfish_10_x64.</p></li>
<li><p>Make sure this binary has execute permissions: </p>

<pre><code>chmod u+x stockfish_10_x64
</code></pre></li>
</ol>
 1030: <p>In the line:</p>

<p>name:stockfish command: stockfish directory: /home/user/Desktop/stockfish-7-linux/Linux/src/.stockfish UCI on</p>

<p>Are you sure your exe file is called ".stockfish" and not only just "stockfish". Seems odd that you have a hidden exe file (even that it is possible)</p>
