How To Install libncursesw5-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesw5-dbg on Debian 9.
What is libncursesw5-dbg
libncursesw5-dbg is:
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
This package contains special library versions of ncursesw suitable for debugging and profiling. Also included are detached debugging symbols for libncursesw5.
This package includes support for wide characters.
There are three methods to install libncursesw5-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libncursesw5-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libncursesw5-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libncursesw5-dbg
Install libncursesw5-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libncursesw5-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libncursesw5-dbg
Install libncursesw5-dbg Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libncursesw5-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libncursesw5-dbg
How To Uninstall libncursesw5-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libncursesw5-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libncursesw5-dbg
Uninstall libncursesw5-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libncursesw5-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncursesw5-dbg
Remove libncursesw5-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libncursesw5-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libncursesw5-dbg
Remove libncursesw5-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libncursesw5-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncursesw5-dbg
Dependencies
libncursesw5-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesw5-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
