How to Install and Uninstall libncursesw6 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libncursesw6" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libncursesw6 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libncursesw6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libncursesw6" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libncursesw6 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libncursesw6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncursesw6 package on Kali Linux

Package: libncursesw6
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.4+20240113-1
Installed-Size: 416
Maintainer: Ncurses Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.4+20240113-1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Size: 134948
SHA256: de575a133ca8a179d3d2e199c78def2238194b2d56d101f7675ec6c68d431112
SHA1: 2d9b30ec5295aa12784d7ab6c99213b26f484b07
MD5sum: 03518134b92a00e5fad5aeb38b2bab07
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support)
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 ncursesw, which includes support for wide characters.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncursesw6_6.4+20240113-1_amd64.deb