How to Install and Uninstall libtinfo5 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "libtinfo5" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libtinfo5 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libtinfo5

2. Uninstall "libtinfo5" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libtinfo5 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove libtinfo5 $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libtinfo5 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: libtinfo5
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: 522
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16)
Breaks: dialog (<< 1.2-20130523)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libtinfo5_6.2-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 83400
MD5sum: e5107f48531e7f2ef07e54e7d2c41163
SHA1: 59f6f509c0bf75c2b488ad5e61f449602c8a15db
SHA256: d0f055e72d86aab0696cc993af790a78506419c18dc284cf04e7a7e96e0a7d7a
SHA512: 23b870eced385bbc6bdab8a05c30f87625e8ce5a4b9b28ea4d2973a5e4a4d7dea9d15894550271d01e648e78338da985eb17ffa38d63a26ef4bf0617c41e82e3
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared low-level terminfo library (legacy version)
Description-md5: e4089e57710bd30671fca7351b19ae90

Package: libtinfo5
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: 522
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16)
Breaks: dialog (<< 1.2-20130523)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libtinfo5_6.2-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 83048
MD5sum: 7489cf0bc615986e371c3623fd341c78
SHA1: cd8709e03677515540a6ec9b6dc171d59ccc6ee3
SHA256: 941b9b1a9007cf224a4dc0a14034d033cd8cd0b8d25b38181396eb45429c583b
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared low-level terminfo library (legacy version)
Description-md5: e4089e57710bd30671fca7351b19ae90