Complete Guide: Installing ncurses on Arch Linux 2024

1. Install "ncurses" package

Please follow the instructions below to install ncurses on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ncurses" package

Learn how to uninstall ncurses on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
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3. Information about the ncurses package on Arch Linux

Repository : core
Name : ncurses
Version : 6.4_20230520-1
Description : System V Release 4.0 curses emulation library
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html
Licenses : MIT
Groups : None
Provides : libncurses++w.so=6-64 libformw.so=6-64 libmenuw.so=6-64
libpanelw.so=6-64 libncursesw.so=6-64
Depends On : glibc gcc-libs
Optional Deps : bash: for ncursesw6-config
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : alacritty-terminfo
Download Size : 1183.96 KiB
Installed Size : 4068.49 KiB
Packager : David Runge
Build Date : Tue May 23 20:02:38 2023
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature