How to Install and Uninstall libncursesw5 Package on Kali Linux
Last updated: January 14,2025
Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.
1. Install "libncursesw5" package
This is a short guide on how to install libncursesw5 on Kali Linux
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install
libncursesw5
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2. Uninstall "libncursesw5" package
Please follow the steps below to uninstall libncursesw5 on Kali Linux:
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sudo apt remove
libncursesw5
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sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
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3. Information about the libncursesw5 package on Kali Linux
Package: libncursesw5
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.3+20220423-2
Installed-Size: 376
Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.3+20220423-2), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Size: 118948
SHA256: fe2567ac5337d8533e20fd0660806d53e4c299dd3e1104178e08fc032ddb5566
SHA1: bd4c856e54a461f36c1fe72df4a8e60d735d4597
MD5sum: e621cf3950caa851cb05ddeb188c6cd2
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character legacy version)
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
.
This package contains the legacy shared libraries necessary to run
programs compiled with ncursesw, which includes support for wide
characters.
Description-md5: cdcff7ef64be4d2080a4f12e88e7a43e
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: oldlibs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncursesw5_6.3+20220423-2_amd64.deb
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.3+20220423-2
Installed-Size: 376
Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.3+20220423-2), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Size: 118948
SHA256: fe2567ac5337d8533e20fd0660806d53e4c299dd3e1104178e08fc032ddb5566
SHA1: bd4c856e54a461f36c1fe72df4a8e60d735d4597
MD5sum: e621cf3950caa851cb05ddeb188c6cd2
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character legacy version)
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
.
This package contains the legacy shared libraries necessary to run
programs compiled with ncursesw, which includes support for wide
characters.
Description-md5: cdcff7ef64be4d2080a4f12e88e7a43e
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: oldlibs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncursesw5_6.3+20220423-2_amd64.deb