How to Install and Uninstall libncursesw5 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libncursesw5" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libncursesw5 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Learn how to uninstall libncursesw5 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libncursesw5
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: 378
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2.1), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncursesw5_6.2-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 118964
MD5sum: 603f0d8ee338d1d698aeef4289fc4d72
SHA1: c9524d98ca1cc53463b6705ffdbbd1e6e1928b07
SHA256: fd4b3b14fa93e94344531d7d551f6dd75c3be88a574668af4adbcd83dca6dfe4
SHA512: 3d2d1b1619dcd171c21a9e38170737bb2155a6b072d8adb48d66697ea307b89b14b078e293efaba1c1ac4a7ac5b528b0f9b0642e30cc7beb274e974434b69608
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character legacy version)
Description-md5: cdcff7ef64be4d2080a4f12e88e7a43e

Package: libncursesw5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2-0ubuntu2
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: 378
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncursesw5_6.2-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 119024
MD5sum: ecb4564f68f48aaf6b7d49596b2d966c
SHA1: c81b570013e91fca4931e213ff250358b23e187a
SHA256: aace02b2d8491c5023fdf1daa7a80ca434a634bacca007bc67639f3f974059c7
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character legacy version)
Description-md5: cdcff7ef64be4d2080a4f12e88e7a43e