How to Install and Uninstall ncurses-bin Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "ncurses-bin" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install ncurses-bin on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ncurses-bin
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ncurses-bin" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ncurses-bin on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ncurses-bin
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ncurses-bin package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: ncurses-bin
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.1+20181013-2+deb10u2
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 616
Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo6 (>= 6.1)
Description: terminal-related programs and man pages
Description-md5: 682ee2624c08c54a53ecaefd778a4d86
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Tag: admin::configuring, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
interface::text-mode, role::program, scope::utility, uitoolkit::ncurses
Section: utils
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/ncurses-bin_6.1+20181013-2+deb10u2_amd64.deb
Size: 406472
MD5sum: c969610a6850d09bc044ba5742ac06be
SHA256: 1304c853b655945a673bfb40b1053576d107e3956dbabbf635c5140f322f7d59