How to Install and Uninstall libncurses5 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 10,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "libncurses5" package

This guide let you learn how to install libncurses5 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libncurses5
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libncurses5" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libncurses5 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libncurses5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncurses5 package on Kali Linux

Package: libncurses5
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.3+20220423-2
Installed-Size: 312
Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.3+20220423-2), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Size: 96692
SHA256: a1c75f2cb4f69ad67326d6ead8bd1bcfb1807aef778ebf357ecbcc2231761a13
SHA1: 1d909c16f306b7110661c0aa6dcc445bf839495e
MD5sum: b4ccfc690531d37c814027bf6688fb88
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (legacy version)
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
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This package contains the legacy shared libraries necessary to run
programs compiled with ncurses.
Description-md5: d2741d94112e4fab829e84113efab968
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: oldlibs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncurses5_6.3+20220423-2_amd64.deb