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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "ruby-ncurses" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ruby-ncurses on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: ruby-ncurses
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 238
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.9-1build1
Depends: ruby (>= 1:2.3~0), libc6 (>= 2.17), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libtinfo5 (>= 6), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2)
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-ncurses/ruby-ncurses_1.4.9-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 59470
MD5sum: 7c3193b3dde828d3e32d8a52d9862c40
SHA1: 728a85a5bd54ca3b0e38daa219c955d07f3ae7d4
SHA256: dcb0f112f6473abd0eb065bfb1f096058ce1693bc19a4fe09ff310728f702eb7
Description-en: ruby extension for the ncurses C library
All C functions are wrapped by module functions of the module "Ncurses",
with exactly the same name. Additionally, C functions expecting a WINDOW* as
their first argument can also be called as methods of the "Ncurses::WINDOW"
class.
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The panel library (for support of overlapping windows) is also wrapped, in
the module "Ncurses::Panel".
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This module is built with wide character support.
Description-md5: f4a56cf1042c6542f050b7dc33da672e
Homepage: http://github.com/sup-heliotrope/ncursesw-ruby
Ruby-Versions: ruby2.3
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu