How to Install and Uninstall libncurses6 Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "libncurses6" package

Learn how to install libncurses6 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libncurses6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libncurses6" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libncurses6 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libncurses6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncurses6 package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: libncurses6
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: 329
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.3-2ubuntu0.1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Breaks: cowdancer (<< 0.89~)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncurses6_6.3-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 111274
MD5sum: 1e2a1611ef13511b7b0dce2aa3cdc3bf
SHA1: 5bcab91ff22d3a008f3b287b0d00a05a22963f60
SHA256: 4a828e6cb2a721be6f4ed7b34256d3fc9aab1495b2b4923fd579d4dc589496fd
SHA512: 987554fcf9f9a1bfb990de11c66042732689be393175d5539b813c81994504a851d29cd1de49052490feef969def6e673b1a49a806c65d9c2d29354f97c08cfc
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling
Description-md5: 599cbbcff16d09b3b4643d84f37643fd
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: libncurses6
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: 329
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.3-2), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Breaks: cowdancer (<< 0.89~)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncurses6_6.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 111266
MD5sum: 8ff8f7e39080072753e6a4e7c4f0401f
SHA1: a36b9eeed874aa3935ce0e7f8dbab50aff4aae16
SHA256: 239fd28cbbda7c69acd680ee2228e3c8726ee811673ec0932951f8ca24de2787
SHA512: b6dfe078c3126a4c5acc58025d16ac501afb7b76b5a53de6be4d9412e40e1fde7717d36b57bc27e39311a2ca0c1b45bcea5721db0eeefe58ff01856b8553ed4b
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling
Description-md5: 599cbbcff16d09b3b4643d84f37643fd
Task: minimal, server-minimal