How to Install and Uninstall libncurses5 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 05,2024

1. Install "libncurses5" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libncurses5 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libncurses5

2. Uninstall "libncurses5" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libncurses5 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove libncurses5 $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libncurses5 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libncurses5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
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: 322
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncurses5_6.2-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 96868
MD5sum: dd4899b9818c08b1dc0c30311af49c2a
SHA1: 1da21a9922ce3e4e3f09d26365d54547836c79fe
SHA256: 3c55c751bcf3676538d3f24acf6f6f9d17fa23afe57fecfaf5853d8b391b0713
SHA512: 01f6ae87004b7209602cfff9a572ef5a488a83cf87618aac3815a1484e7bad72e25827823f2f7c90f43a6fbb0a198b2cd183f66ee41006b5ea1f959f5a543971
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (legacy version)
Description-md5: d2741d94112e4fab829e84113efab968

Package: libncurses5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2-0ubuntu2
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: 322
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncurses5_6.2-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 96888
MD5sum: 11aab3cea2bc0dc6488a95f004d56261
SHA1: 442533f5d8dfa452747bd3857493d13f502171c2
SHA256: 7c657f338a5b56acc83afea7d8314474ed15db90db86c9d423f7b9aff745a543
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (legacy version)
Description-md5: d2741d94112e4fab829e84113efab968