How to Install and Uninstall libncurses5 Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "libncurses5" package

This is a short guide on how to install libncurses5 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libncurses5 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncurses5 package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: libncurses5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.3-2ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 318
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.3-2ubuntu0.1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncurses5_6.3-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 107080
MD5sum: 0ccfc13c20490fe4058f783cc8ad575f
SHA1: cb8cb69c7cb4237917f761cdc6620393eb94d39e
SHA256: 45d499efae5e6544429de068f88a4f5eac01f30cafbb564ec933317ae5b242a6
SHA512: c0da766d8ef3689b06a66e42a195a75c8f891e570c50fc9337c68176ed0e3d9ebc9776ca8f742087f7843c4d6a6f9009361db71be9cb31538dcf68bc72f56c05
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (legacy version)
Description-md5: d2741d94112e4fab829e84113efab968

Package: libncurses5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.3-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 318
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.3-2), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncurses5_6.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 106846
MD5sum: a7ce3660fba2fe3fc6dd9eb64dcb830c
SHA1: 2c935efa0975a2b559f8d3be283c55a79d3ff0e5
SHA256: d9b8efb37a056e01c46d93c7ef6977aa04ad2586978137d9a3954c15ad5d14c3
SHA512: 528035963bfb1f080b2195f88f66a085b023906dcf240ee5bbb0e82ff37f1f325f1483de6bcf9c6ca3ef13d9dcd72f2c3efd43d12b3e4547e6cef8728fb91415
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (legacy version)
Description-md5: d2741d94112e4fab829e84113efab968