How to Install and Uninstall libtinfo-dev Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "libtinfo-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libtinfo-dev on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libtinfo-dev on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libtinfo-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libtinfo-dev package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: libtinfo-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2-0ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2), libncurses-dev (= 6.2-0ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libtinfo-dev_6.2-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 968
MD5sum: cc190ba8e7083e52f30f9882a8025f03
SHA1: 1d85bd375018fc2082ea44bd4002caa35d1f198a
SHA256: a21a2ccaea9706a5ffa61e032897d1a861a49392078f81b124ff8f1f732ec324
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: transitional package for libncurses-dev
Description-md5: ed531f645dd8873ee0c0959611138d19