How to Install and Uninstall libncurses6 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "libncurses6" package

This guide let you learn how to install libncurses6 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libncurses6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libncurses6" package

Learn how to uninstall libncurses6 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libncurses6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncurses6 package on Kali Linux

Package: libncurses6
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.4+20240113-1
Installed-Size: 342
Maintainer: Ncurses Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.4+20240113-1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Breaks: cowdancer (<< 0.89~)
Size: 103800
SHA256: d972fcf3e15a83866d3c58989b930062534f6318dbfe767fe97e978ab3533c5c
SHA1: b4ad8d553a774cdc379b679d99bae9e8a7a00a3e
MD5sum: 5c767acf3f6c14ad30a7af42a4349724
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
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This package contains the shared libraries necessary to run programs
compiled with ncurses.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncurses6_6.4+20240113-1_amd64.deb