How to Install and Uninstall libncursesw6 Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libncursesw6" package

This tutorial shows how to install libncursesw6 on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libncursesw6 on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncursesw6 package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: libncursesw6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.3-2ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 422
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.3-2ubuntu0.1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncursesw6_6.3-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 147494
MD5sum: a591b042b542dfa260b09576fe6d8195
SHA1: 1bccf0e548b1c9bc2237265419e85b6a48d881af
SHA256: 88e5178ccdd4317e263dbe03db1a54a6e35ae1f1fd057585655c2b06ab487f6e
SHA512: d7ff93ffdff1e41f3cfcd219b6e294f827b6b2f7c239e1108ef3fcd8cd67dae148d040f31f51521f20cec4f063d41f182752c61fafdb1299d93991b24dd02059
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support)
Description-md5: 1a69a793355bf1fff9186f00b71dd14a
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: libncursesw6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.3-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 422
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.3-2), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncursesw6_6.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 149304
MD5sum: 8a4a8b691b950846f2d8bc80eba862be
SHA1: f4762a334984ced3cbdcf42d06f6049fc1ed01ae
SHA256: 6a14772d23e6068d0deea408aa92a2d97f6829e601737586fe3ec416a8e0ba29
SHA512: e906ea1c4f81f7da1a3defaf63e1574abe1d687bbf1091f30115f095e3051447602627e82040dd2babc74f7c4a108b7128316726b0ffb48c8d09586c17f05aa5
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support)
Description-md5: 1a69a793355bf1fff9186f00b71dd14a
Task: minimal, server-minimal