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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "ncurses-examples" package

This guide let you learn how to install ncurses-examples on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: ncurses-examples
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Installed-Size: 1219
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Craig Small
Architecture: amd64
Source: ncurses
Version: 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/ncurses-examples_6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 190564
MD5sum: 0146f820582c2571d4501437ac6b5eec
SHA1: 5e89de5817949ea1ecf5ce15ce80c5ebaf5d4e7b
SHA256: c1ea6c73c532e83f6bdd36ae2ed9c12810bf1b0361fb951731cb3439090a8736
Description-en: test programs and examples 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 programs demonstrating the possibilities of
ncurses and testing the library. The examples include an
analog/digital clock and several classic programs such as solitaire,
battleships, a knight's tour on a chess board, the towers of Hanoi
and several others.
Description-md5: 9636435dbca7946bfd1b9d0a5f71adc9
Homepage: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m