How to Install and Uninstall libncurses5 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "libncurses5" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libncurses5 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libncurses5" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libncurses5 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                libncurses5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncurses5 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libncurses5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2+20201114-2build1
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: 322
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.2+20201114-2build1), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncurses5_6.2+20201114-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 96492
MD5sum: 06d1626cdeda1673d345bb67f86b054b
SHA1: 702c6d5867b2faf4d4f6d6810e2ed2e48828af30
SHA256: e7ba761dafea2005fa24309a2bd5d988a75c4d028551691a0cc16ad38b1ca53a
SHA512: d530c1df1a26a0043c6c01bb6b2320a5413cd76534f27ffb26361d9aad571ced0cba7d430dc7ec84fc50901ef5e8e8042645ffcfcef1d8c87a8bba94578e146e
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description-en: shared libraries for terminal handling (legacy version)
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
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This package contains the legacy shared libraries necessary to run
programs compiled with ncurses.
Description-md5: d2741d94112e4fab829e84113efab968