You can download an older release which still uses Tcl/Tk 8:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/scid/files/Scid/Scid%205.1/

PS: If you're feeling adventurous, you can try ScidUp:
https://github.com/bahmanm/scidup/releases/tag/v1-testing-2026-07-16

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Problem solver & Software engineer
BahmanM.com & github.com/BahmanM


On Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 17:59, Steve Cohen <[email protected]> wrote:

> Had to rebuild my system and reinstall SCID.  The only thing that would
> easily install on my Ubuntu system was scidCommunity, which appears to have
> been a fork.  It works all right until I want to turn on the engines and
> none of them work!
>
> Okay, so maybe I'll go back to regular SCID.  Downloaded the 5.2 tarball
> and it all more or less works except for wretched selection of fonts.
>
> How can I get back to the SCID I've used for a dozen years or more?
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