How to Install and Uninstall libcurses-perl Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libcurses-perl" package

This tutorial shows how to install libcurses-perl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install libcurses-perl

2. Uninstall "libcurses-perl" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libcurses-perl on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove libcurses-perl $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the libcurses-perl package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libcurses-perl
Priority: optional
Section: universe/perl
Installed-Size: 346
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Perl Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.33-1build1
Depends: perl (>= 5.22.1-1), perlapi-5.22.1, libc6 (>= 2.4), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/libc/libcurses-perl/libcurses-perl_1.33-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 84198
MD5sum: e4e57bb0a87727ac4ac1b0ddffa391e3
SHA1: 7db1a8eaafbb42b3d95f59a1fc324e76a94095b8
SHA256: af8f6c428226485a92434a2f7b79a20e5c9aaea5a1150b1256697d60ebd7ee1c
Description-en: Curses interface for Perl
libcurses-perl (the Curses module from CPAN) will let you
use the ncurses/curses terminal screen manipulation
routines from Perl programs.
Description-md5: 6046114de4bb1f681372efbc9d041d53
Homepage: https://metacpan.org/release/Curses
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu