How To Install ncurses-compat-libs on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-compat-libs on Rocky Linux 8.
What is ncurses-compat-libs
The curses library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization. The ncurses (new curses) library is a freely distributable replacement for the discontinued 4.4 BSD classic curses library. This package contains the ABI version 5 of the ncurses libraries for compatibility.
We can use yum or dnf to install ncurses-compat-libs on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ncurses-compat-libs.
Install ncurses-compat-libs on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ncurses-compat-libs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ncurses-compat-libs
Install ncurses-compat-libs on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ncurses-compat-libs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ncurses-compat-libs
How To Uninstall ncurses-compat-libs on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the ncurses-compat-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ncurses-compat-libs
ncurses-compat-libs Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/06
/usr/lib/.build-id/06/2682e5c576ce5e094f9f720a48ef4d7588a56b
/usr/lib/.build-id/20
/usr/lib/.build-id/20/f685f6b653669c38fa44b4f9db0427ff1dc4b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/37
/usr/lib/.build-id/37/a5c3cd51d2d597b3755be741e9861b93620b94
/usr/lib/.build-id/67
/usr/lib/.build-id/67/c1885b0e26434ebc761800ff75603efb7c0a0c
/usr/lib/.build-id/6f
/usr/lib/.build-id/6f/b91e2c4862dd2e2470ece237adc8e0eba7299d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6f/c54ff0f09aeb6910a2d17e00efa120b336a966
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a/43575c1deb114bfa9150b21a6b88120ae11a5a
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6/4204a87b26b844eb0b7f12c7ce1595bd98cc17
/usr/lib/.build-id/bf
/usr/lib/.build-id/bf/62aad2c812facc7ecdbfac548cc9f5a4e7c285
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf/261f8aacc25d1d15f11c3aff254f7cb771c8c9
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3/d91b8e72a2c1ba53974eceafad66c856679120
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd/bd4ddd203d3259c11bef5ed1cd40e9b1f0d7e8
/usr/lib/libform.so.5
/usr/lib/libform.so.5.9
/usr/lib/libformw.so.5
/usr/lib/libformw.so.5.9
/usr/lib/libmenu.so.5
/usr/lib/libmenu.so.5.9
/usr/lib/libmenuw.so.5
/usr/lib/libmenuw.so.5.9
/usr/lib/libncurses++.so.5
/usr/lib/libncurses++.so.5.9
/usr/lib/libncurses++w.so.5
/usr/lib/libncurses++w.so.5.9
/usr/lib/libncurses.so.5
/usr/lib/libncurses.so.5.9
/usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5
/usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5.9
/usr/lib/libpanel.so.5
/usr/lib/libpanel.so.5.9
/usr/lib/libpanelw.so.5
/usr/lib/libpanelw.so.5.9
/usr/lib/libtic.so.5
/usr/lib/libtic.so.5.9
/usr/lib/libtinfo.so.5
/usr/lib/libtinfo.so.5.9
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e/f57f3cc6c4e7c53be10b3bcf7da5880a495325
/usr/lib/.build-id/35
/usr/lib/.build-id/35/be977f0dd840a9aa59a85402584e7418a93838
/usr/lib/.build-id/61
/usr/lib/.build-id/61/4ade4ddf79153fc13fc93df22a02fca495d86c
/usr/lib/.build-id/73
/usr/lib/.build-id/73/ac169490bad7cbdc248c0aaad4eee08cd8d6be
/usr/lib/.build-id/75
/usr/lib/.build-id/75/30e8061727b67447dd83aafb6b1e2902ee67bb
/usr/lib/.build-id/78
/usr/lib/.build-id/78/90f00cf83ba86423e5cdce4dd15a9648ececa7
/usr/lib/.build-id/b2
/usr/lib/.build-id/b2/8a54c3d21656bff66bc0d6e477e6e3b9f359fe
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4/cacaae31df45e9e5e966e6e0c3b29d6557e1a5
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/7fef2c582dd086710470d53f48d2d64f3c01a8
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/2afaaf9556a02b08342511d11cd2339aed76b0
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7/655e50f5512480abcedd4b38141e6f320fb136
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd
/usr/lib/.build-id/fd/33c647a82f9b293c08d5b8699c267adf9f036a
/usr/lib64/libform.so.5
/usr/lib64/libform.so.5.9
/usr/lib64/libformw.so.5
/usr/lib64/libformw.so.5.9
/usr/lib64/libmenu.so.5
/usr/lib64/libmenu.so.5.9
/usr/lib64/libmenuw.so.5
/usr/lib64/libmenuw.so.5.9
/usr/lib64/libncurses++.so.5
/usr/lib64/libncurses++.so.5.9
/usr/lib64/libncurses++w.so.5
/usr/lib64/libncurses++w.so.5.9
/usr/lib64/libncurses.so.5
/usr/lib64/libncurses.so.5.9
/usr/lib64/libncursesw.so.5
/usr/lib64/libncursesw.so.5.9
/usr/lib64/libpanel.so.5
/usr/lib64/libpanel.so.5.9
/usr/lib64/libpanelw.so.5
/usr/lib64/libpanelw.so.5.9
/usr/lib64/libtic.so.5
/usr/lib64/libtic.so.5.9
/usr/lib64/libtinfo.so.5
/usr/lib64/libtinfo.so.5.9
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-compat-libs on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
