How to Install and Uninstall libncursesw5-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libncursesw5-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libncursesw5-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libncursesw5-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libncursesw5-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libncursesw5-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libncursesw5-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 1153
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
Replaces: ncurses-bin (<< 6.0+20151017)
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1), libncursesw5 (= 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1), libtinfo-dev (= 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1), libc6-dev | libc-dev
Suggests: ncurses-doc
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncursesw5-dev_6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 198042
MD5sum: 991bc5caaff31f4cf0718a06da7ed895
SHA1: 577daa79f4b8e0f72295e793a271dadf6dd543f8
SHA256: 1239f7f53c017faa9b526d2525ba60156065b280af3a9c1560d9e7c9e90e73e3
Description-en: developer's libraries for ncursesw
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
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This package contains the header files, static libraries
and symbolic links that developers using ncursesw will need.
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This package includes support for wide characters.
Description-md5: 7cb791804adf3d6ce56ac2845116e8fd
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m