How to Install and Uninstall ncurses-bin Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 29,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ncurses-bin on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "ncurses-bin" package

Please follow the steps below to install ncurses-bin on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ncurses-bin on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ncurses-bin package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ncurses-bin
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.4-4
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 636
Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libtinfo6 (>= 6.3)
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_6.4-4_amd64.deb
Size: 421400
MD5sum: ad1152421b82e3ae613129ca127b3e6b
SHA256: 396d6e453aee6d71b7141f0bfb333a6c08a44c64f77632bdf52894ccd123db46