How to Install and Uninstall libncursesw5 Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "libncursesw5" package

This is a short guide on how to install libncursesw5 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libncursesw5
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libncursesw5" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libncursesw5 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libncursesw5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncursesw5 package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: libncursesw5
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: 382
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.3-2ubuntu0.1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncursesw5_6.3-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 133716
MD5sum: f2c219b0284aa59433d47af3ad9fc73e
SHA1: 508a5fd697719ad7b49a3e790fc96cc458748690
SHA256: 79c73a9e0def53565b08494fb558c553920c1188b8b95ed2ae51846827c24ba5
SHA512: b880092eb066078aec99844fc889a4b59454cd3f67dc709c59339a46a961205bf34ee57a47303aa40d80ecc8fde0cac6b429e7333eaef2a50cf605c6691f19fd
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character legacy version)
Description-md5: cdcff7ef64be4d2080a4f12e88e7a43e

Package: libncursesw5
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: 382
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.3-2), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncursesw5_6.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 133730
MD5sum: 2f760e92e2a507202beb47aad3a3dcc9
SHA1: 7963a5167b62e77822c3395a3bf0c79a840849f2
SHA256: 2cfb737d61b4243846ba3f8d70dac7307fab355aa43cbd2cb9d023bf8d606a5c
SHA512: 1396eb11caddbfa7f7dde78ee667ef88ad8f7d0401ed3d8c9142d112b1705c32743f1283d673f3294991e9aef4adbcda7ca23a0b78fc83e70686b67f52e7d360
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character legacy version)
Description-md5: cdcff7ef64be4d2080a4f12e88e7a43e