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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "libtinfo-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libtinfo-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: libtinfo-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 392
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
Replaces: libncurses5-dev (<< 5.9-3)
Depends: libtinfo5 (= 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1), ncurses-bin (>= 6.0+20151017)
Breaks: binutils-gold (<< 2.21.53.20110910)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libtinfo-dev_6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 77432
MD5sum: 6dc70eb42dab7ffe9e106416c98122ac
SHA1: 31d6170a34e2e9ee531804bfa82d3de1cc4ed058
SHA256: 4899c2350afa64e9e961d81b8dc520002287a47fbc96ed34c1606f18069e2097
Description-en: developer's library for the low-level terminfo library
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
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This package contains the static library and symbolic link that developers
using the low-level terminfo library will need. Packages should not
build-depend on this package.
Description-md5: 9b28f3e754af5528e34809ef3110fdc8
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m