How to Install and Uninstall libncurses6 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "libncurses6" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libncurses6 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libncurses6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libncurses6" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libncurses6 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libncurses6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncurses6 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libncurses6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2+20201114-2build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: required
Section: libs
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 337
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.2+20201114-2build1), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Breaks: cowdancer (<< 0.89~)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncurses6_6.2+20201114-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 101472
MD5sum: 9296dd0e5b81413129d05e011afce4c3
SHA1: c54fc73e777ffa3265bfabc44e6fb55a3ba306e0
SHA256: 05b08e610a4ce5d39cb009590fffc9e0af9a7a14a72e667b27e72d582a3311cb
SHA512: cff0fe598c0ac83cc3d21d8c3132ec0f7f88c823bffa4210e153603f45a91435d19390b8e96355190903c5e380788f90bde41765e657eb2ed97c4633541d2aaf
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description-en: shared libraries for terminal handling
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
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This package contains the shared libraries necessary to run programs
compiled with ncurses.
Description-md5: 599cbbcff16d09b3b4643d84f37643fd
Task: minimal