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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "ncurses-doc" package

This is a short guide on how to install ncurses-doc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: ncurses-doc
Priority: optional
Section: doc
Installed-Size: 3254
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: all
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
Replaces: libncurses5-dev (<< 5.7+20101128)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/ncurses-doc_6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 608876
MD5sum: 975cecd143c5d946f7482cf8f4d537fd
SHA1: 345085c511b9762d7f5e727d3306e0d7a61fd03d
SHA256: 6ec801f6b193bacd8ba27d927c91543a1aecdef018d2663384d1d4351ef11d2c
Description-en: developer's guide and documentation for ncurses
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
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This package contains an introduction to writing programs with
ncurses a guide to the internals of the ncurses library. It also
includes the libraries' man pages.
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Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
Description-md5: 4967594fdf42e5e326a6d1be21322eb0
Homepage: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m