How to Install and Uninstall libncursesw5 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "libncursesw5" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libncursesw5 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 "libncursesw5" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libncursesw5 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libncursesw5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncursesw5 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libncursesw5
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: 378
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.2+20201114-2build1), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncursesw5_6.2+20201114-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 118604
MD5sum: 79c2fed3e4e963317f8b8a430135aae5
SHA1: 949c3cc70cb5e18f171e8b7173b757002c04b940
SHA256: 4ff60988328940d69c83bb18cefa2d7b4acdee6186ff667ca5ab7121ae988ffa
SHA512: 7423d57d06e94764a3e1d4b8c4335edfdf21e2dc2225c1af36818221e571b518f5898aeaad67a56fb7382cf01a64ade5af21173b79ed6409851d62940e538dd1
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description-en: shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character 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 ncursesw, which includes support for wide
characters.
Description-md5: cdcff7ef64be4d2080a4f12e88e7a43e