How To Install ncurses-libs on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-libs in Fedora 36. ncurses-libs is Ncurses libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-libs on Fedora 36.

What is ncurses-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 ncurses libraries.

We can use yum or dnf to install ncurses-libs on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ncurses-libs.

Install ncurses-libs on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ncurses-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ncurses-libs

Install ncurses-libs on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ncurses-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ncurses-libs

How To Uninstall ncurses-libs on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ncurses-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ncurses-libs

ncurses-libs Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/00
/usr/lib/.build-id/00/f11c5558c0b21eaef7dec839aa3c6266fc2c48
/usr/lib/.build-id/21
/usr/lib/.build-id/21/18a74cd4645ad3dcd8f208dd3d10dea96ac9ec
/usr/lib/.build-id/43
/usr/lib/.build-id/43/782ded437c71eb3bdddc2cc3dbbb4336a41510
/usr/lib/.build-id/44
/usr/lib/.build-id/44/1823c4fed0f628f9a733388bb38257e079b3a7
/usr/lib/.build-id/4f
/usr/lib/.build-id/4f/2afcf98cb9871a8be267f34e35f187435b13a4
/usr/lib/.build-id/81
/usr/lib/.build-id/81/5f201f262f1dbde7b905cdd5a46d0e85bc0ade
/usr/lib/.build-id/85
/usr/lib/.build-id/85/26662fc484707425efe569f122ccca9a92f656
/usr/lib/.build-id/95
/usr/lib/.build-id/95/4d12f7d8216fde821db122a4768ee255382a63
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7/72fa20251967f22941a4389ea7856d06a3097a
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb/b0cb5f2e05549a206ec8bd1801398c7fff7937
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7/7f96617de0b7386f53c7b97be8c03e1e0cb551
/usr/lib/.build-id/fb
/usr/lib/.build-id/fb/ebf3ef3fc552fd72ce952ee5efe9e833321d40
/usr/lib64/libform.so.6
/usr/lib64/libform.so.6.2
/usr/lib64/libformw.so.6
/usr/lib64/libformw.so.6.2
/usr/lib64/libmenu.so.6
/usr/lib64/libmenu.so.6.2
/usr/lib64/libmenuw.so.6
/usr/lib64/libmenuw.so.6.2
/usr/lib64/libncurses.so.6
/usr/lib64/libncurses.so.6.2
/usr/lib64/libncursesw.so.6
/usr/lib64/libncursesw.so.6.2
/usr/lib64/libpanel.so.6
/usr/lib64/libpanel.so.6.2
/usr/lib64/libpanelw.so.6
/usr/lib64/libpanelw.so.6.2
/usr/lib64/libtic.so.6
/usr/lib64/libtic.so.6.2
/usr/lib64/libtinfo.so.6
/usr/lib64/libtinfo.so.6.2

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-libs on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).