How to Install and Uninstall ncurses-base Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "ncurses-base" package

Please follow the steps below to install ncurses-base on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ncurses-base" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall ncurses-base on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: ncurses-base
Architecture: all
Version: 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 381
Provides: ncurses-runtime
Breaks: bash-static (<< 4.4.18-1.1), libmono-corlib4.5-cil (<< 4.6.2.7+dfsg-2), libslang2 (<< 2.3.1a-3), libtinfo5 (<< 6.1), libunibilium0 (<< 2), libunibilium4 (<< 2.0.0-3), zsh-static (<< 5.4.2-4)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/ncurses-base_6.2-0ubuntu2.1_all.deb
Size: 18896
MD5sum: 4927a5c88d744fad410247349f96e523
SHA1: 97e2a8225ac4c92fefffbf021e49cb30d5dbe8af
SHA256: 982fb1672f73fd8844e56fa01aab9009415ccfe23fe444e5ec4e027f220a38e6
SHA512: 3d72c25ae1d88a987188232090d1a8d4579f8fb37d631d9c3cb128e632ce9905ed95c1fde03e9d7152bbee2a986c0fe9014005a22e7399a58dca8da6ec60542c
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: basic terminal type definitions
Description-md5: 2cbef17322c0de7f007682de54ca0d4a
Task: minimal

Package: ncurses-base
Architecture: all
Version: 6.2-0ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: utils
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 381
Provides: ncurses-runtime
Breaks: bash-static (<< 4.4.18-1.1), libmono-corlib4.5-cil (<< 4.6.2.7+dfsg-2), libslang2 (<< 2.3.1a-3), libtinfo5 (<< 6.1), libunibilium0 (<< 2), libunibilium4 (<< 2.0.0-3), zsh-static (<< 5.4.2-4)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/ncurses-base_6.2-0ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 18692
MD5sum: f5bfdf1db273dc1081c9834f58a3a7bf
SHA1: 2f3772899bc67ee6b64baca230ff15cbcb5aabbf
SHA256: bc221b7f01e40d09638d82659d39042c61ce68a9a60f7e50cbece2a9440d9a25
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: basic terminal type definitions
Description-md5: 2cbef17322c0de7f007682de54ca0d4a
Task: minimal