How To Install ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.
What is ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64
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 to install ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64.
Install ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 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.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64
How To Uninstall ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2
To uninstall only the ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64 package we can use the following command:
sudo yum remove ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64
ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2
/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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-compat-libs.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.