How to Install and Uninstall libncursesw5-dev Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "libncursesw5-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libncursesw5-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libncursesw5-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libncursesw5-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libncursesw5-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libncursesw5-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncursesw5-dev package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: libncursesw5-dev
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.2+20201114-2
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.2+20201114-2), libncurses-dev (= 6.2+20201114-2)
Description: transitional package for libncurses-dev
Description-md5: ed531f645dd8873ee0c0959611138d19
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: oldlibs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncursesw5-dev_6.2+20201114-2_amd64.deb
Size: 940
MD5sum: 77aaf0f017d7c97d3fc07b1084622943
SHA256: 3dcd996ab9b365285450d74a208f4e12c76a0009c7396c018b11a6e7010c487a