How to Install and Uninstall libncurses5-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

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

1. Install "libncurses5-dev" package

Learn how to install libncurses5-dev on Kali Linux


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libncurses5-dev on Kali Linux:


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

Package: libncurses5-dev
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.3+20220423-2
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.3+20220423-2), libncurses-dev (= 6.3+20220423-2)
Size: 940
SHA256: a6df98f7ec793f64a95ce22831ec9f074e6c049c5cc39cf4ce5c1b8997916179
SHA1: ae8fed5ac0c17bf97a48531c0a5deb21ed2c1a51
MD5sum: 5ce9104ab5680a0132b554221fe2dc8b
Description: transitional package for libncurses-dev
This is a transitional package that can safely be removed.
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/libncurses5-dev_6.3+20220423-2_amd64.deb