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

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "libncursesw5-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libncursesw5-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libncursesw5-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libncursesw5-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: libncursesw5-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.2+20201114-2build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: ncurses
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.2+20201114-2build1), libncurses-dev (= 6.2+20201114-2build1)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncursesw5-dev_6.2+20201114-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 996
MD5sum: d351d6fbfa26a520ed7471f028e04052
SHA1: 7277bf901b1a222b2ff944f8c1dcc6d1508be12b
SHA256: f11996c691def11d5122ff4d2e7b11bc6d8cb322e8a078f1bfb6d3e6ca79d0d8
SHA512: 9deb0a98a118df84604d9566fd65c8868ea49a21ff08abf6c440eadea20a49b975223d4057079781dde23b3da721198b82e20e357f4a474f844dd1db70a47bbb
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description-en: transitional package for libncurses-dev
This is a transitional package that can safely be removed.
Description-md5: ed531f645dd8873ee0c0959611138d19