How To Install libncursesw6-dbg on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesw6-dbg on Debian 10.
What is libncursesw6-dbg
libncursesw6-dbg is:
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
This package contains detached debugging symbols for libncursesw6.
This package includes support for wide characters.
There are three methods to install libncursesw6-dbg on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libncursesw6-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 libncursesw6-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libncursesw6-dbg
Install libncursesw6-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libncursesw6-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libncursesw6-dbg
Install libncursesw6-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 libncursesw6-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libncursesw6-dbg
How To Uninstall libncursesw6-dbg on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libncursesw6-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libncursesw6-dbg
Uninstall libncursesw6-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libncursesw6-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncursesw6-dbg
Remove libncursesw6-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libncursesw6-dbg configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libncursesw6-dbg
Remove libncursesw6-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libncursesw6-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncursesw6-dbg
Dependencies
libncursesw6-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesw6-dbg package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
