How to Install and Uninstall ncurses-bin Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ncurses-bin" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ncurses-bin
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ncurses-bin" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ncurses-bin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ncurses-bin
Essential: yes
Priority: required
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 514
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libtinfo5 (>= 6.0+20151017), libtinfo5 (<< 6.1~)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/ncurses-bin_6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 136222
MD5sum: b48f2e1d24f9263428975a8894efd77d
SHA1: 7c273822660bf480fdf9daa3e1ca0390c64b4442
SHA256: 56818f36b177e09d14f820d5f6b750c7f73d15027c235e81bab6b7f7a25afa72
Description-en: terminal-related programs and man pages
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
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This package contains the programs used for manipulating the terminfo
database and individual terminfo entries, as well as some programs for
resetting terminals and such.
Description-md5: 682ee2624c08c54a53ecaefd778a4d86
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal