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

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "libncursesw5-dev" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libncursesw5-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libncursesw5-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncursesw5-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libncursesw5-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2.1), libncurses-dev (= 6.2-0ubuntu2.1)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncursesw5-dev_6.2-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 988
MD5sum: ef8576f0155258a381cedc5284129fb7
SHA1: 04f297684c6f9453f40292471d2f5d93f6583a50
SHA256: 6e13aa7a5da3eb305e910c03fa695ee6f5af3d4adfdb4d7605b1c5fb9eb3129a
SHA512: df4921144e2c82ed1e908d1b7c2d279358622705f62feeb08df2b3142f0183cff24c717b86a4eb8771fbe0c09f969bf235179a063493f0401641e365b9c88acf
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: transitional package for libncurses-dev
Description-md5: ed531f645dd8873ee0c0959611138d19

Package: libncursesw5-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2-0ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.2-0ubuntu2), libncurses-dev (= 6.2-0ubuntu2)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncursesw5-dev_6.2-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 980
MD5sum: 691579ae737e196785b2e75e96be4c32
SHA1: cce5e35f6bf2850074095c6fc2e41bf0f5442062
SHA256: cb89c118c789ec239595873fbc349f018779a2843b22dc8348bfb11b77bf4ad7
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: transitional package for libncurses-dev
Description-md5: ed531f645dd8873ee0c0959611138d19