How to Install and Uninstall lib64ncurses-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 22,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "lib64ncurses-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install lib64ncurses-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "lib64ncurses-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall lib64ncurses-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lib64ncurses-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: lib64ncurses-dev
Architecture: i386
Version: 6.2-0ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1916
Provides: lib64ncurses5-dev
Depends: lib64ncurses6 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2), lib64ncursesw6 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2), lib64tinfo6 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2), libncurses-dev (= 6.2-0ubuntu2), lib64c-dev
Suggests: ncurses-doc
Conflicts: lib64ncurses5-dev
Replaces: amd64-libs-dev (<= 1.2), lib64ncurses5-dev
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/lib64ncurses-dev_6.2-0ubuntu2_i386.deb
Size: 278988
MD5sum: 529d8667b8c8ff19e85c3067ca76168d
SHA1: f226e400aca894d430b4713b0487e78d4d6c504d
SHA256: efa26651df8481d932e46efac91bdd89f60922ce48b9800d4fc6aab3c23d5885
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description-en: developer's libraries for ncurses (64-bit)
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
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This package contains the header files, static libraries
and symbolic links that developers using ncurses will need.
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This package supports the 64-bit ABI variant of your system's
architecture.
Description-md5: 6bddbac1ee6d7fcd11d85aa04df9fae3