How to Install and Uninstall libncurses6 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libncurses6" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libncurses6 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libncurses6 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libncurses6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
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: 337
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncurses6_6.2-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 101284
MD5sum: 1895fcd5a9631804505db6d574e6c082
SHA1: 713ba77b6c74d54a693a05c83415494ed13e3b4c
SHA256: 22d14c8c181951185994c7b912f0d7adca8f98267a4051274ece69fe61bd836c
SHA512: 7dafc71023244588016b3bc6d11eefe0a82e4bc5ae42955fa12c7304c98bf55265625f4e18e51638865e538de383bc21b0039f4da22b5e4b9417be26e686996c
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling
Description-md5: 599cbbcff16d09b3b4643d84f37643fd
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core

Package: libncurses6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2-0ubuntu2
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: 337
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncurses6_6.2-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 101356
MD5sum: 094e95c56aaffc804ec4321867d3f4f4
SHA1: 54e146c33b486efc13b35b79d330a388db62cad9
SHA256: dc32b8b54a84c5ab7c6bad729d2799c455f826e558de361d9b601eb1f935c700
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling
Description-md5: 599cbbcff16d09b3b4643d84f37643fd
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core