How to Install and Uninstall libncurses5-dev Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "libncurses5-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libncurses5-dev on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libncurses5-dev on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: libncurses5-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.3-2ubuntu0.1
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 (= 6.3-2ubuntu0.1), libncurses-dev (= 6.3-2ubuntu0.1)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncurses5-dev_6.3-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 790
MD5sum: d9e1c39cb2e0b6c29d1355d848b3682f
SHA1: aec91631833de83be00337f2a7e6f2d5be9ff9ed
SHA256: 889f3fa386cd8beaecc536719f7601b4525b1ece4f152126c66a33613cf80560
SHA512: 45ebe3946093b5d383cf21c9c17691ad178f74d151c2657f4947de81377d073ad568399727a89e1e9d1350bfc007d2aae665c736082046353344f7b98d769302
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: transitional package for libncurses-dev
Description-md5: ed531f645dd8873ee0c0959611138d19

Package: libncurses5-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.3-2
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 (= 6.3-2), libncurses-dev (= 6.3-2)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncurses5-dev_6.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 780
MD5sum: a4bf0f0dd159145c080d2d472a863f7e
SHA1: b13e21ab2d41bd1d84c75ed7cce7b22a338b7428
SHA256: b8a8d89a7b6263924c568438ee2e6cd8c17100146a9c7b0295f0d8c39bc8e985
SHA512: 0f87f44e6d6a1358d3726c6d7f8589975640d00b32408ea6125858aa8be3351057694f01638afe4ea7cb1a4aaa7d1754b0c16240ecbb14aa62a1629d42242c5c
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: transitional package for libncurses-dev
Description-md5: ed531f645dd8873ee0c0959611138d19