How to Install and Uninstall libncursesw6 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libncursesw6" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libncursesw6 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libncursesw6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libncursesw6" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libncursesw6 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libncursesw6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncursesw6 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libncursesw6
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: 418
Depends: libtinfo6 (= 6.2+20201114-2build1), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncursesw6_6.2+20201114-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 131540
MD5sum: 68bdb874792cd97c11ff3481b2b874f6
SHA1: a942de5b35fd0f3855e35e0168a9eb73d06bb5c4
SHA256: e7b8d565c22a36ed089702d05e5d4fc94c898dc54ef71d0924b4076377fa0cb7
SHA512: 6b85dfd697f272ffae692480db4b9bbab1d8a239252db5cc84f1bd2619ce235c33c39fdfd45d581fe8e9c02d983370c606cfe745e3789c53bae986d7e57ecf69
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description-en: shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support)
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 ncursesw, which includes support for wide characters.
Description-md5: 1a69a793355bf1fff9186f00b71dd14a
Task: minimal