How to Install and Uninstall libncurses5 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 05,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libncurses5 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libncurses5" package

This guide let you learn how to install libncurses5 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libncurses5" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libncurses5 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libncurses5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.3-2ubuntu0.1
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: 318
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.3-2ubuntu0.1), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncurses5_6.3-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 107080
MD5sum: 0ccfc13c20490fe4058f783cc8ad575f
SHA1: cb8cb69c7cb4237917f761cdc6620393eb94d39e
SHA256: 45d499efae5e6544429de068f88a4f5eac01f30cafbb564ec933317ae5b242a6
SHA512: c0da766d8ef3689b06a66e42a195a75c8f891e570c50fc9337c68176ed0e3d9ebc9776ca8f742087f7843c4d6a6f9009361db71be9cb31538dcf68bc72f56c05
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (legacy version)
Description-md5: d2741d94112e4fab829e84113efab968

Package: libncurses5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.3-2
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: 318
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.3-2), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: libgpm2
Filename: pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncurses5_6.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 106846
MD5sum: a7ce3660fba2fe3fc6dd9eb64dcb830c
SHA1: 2c935efa0975a2b559f8d3be283c55a79d3ff0e5
SHA256: d9b8efb37a056e01c46d93c7ef6977aa04ad2586978137d9a3954c15ad5d14c3
SHA512: 528035963bfb1f080b2195f88f66a085b023906dcf240ee5bbb0e82ff37f1f325f1483de6bcf9c6ca3ef13d9dcd72f2c3efd43d12b3e4547e6cef8728fb91415
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Description: shared libraries for terminal handling (legacy version)
Description-md5: d2741d94112e4fab829e84113efab968