How To Install libncurses5-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncurses5-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libncurses5-dev
libncurses5-dev is:
This is a transitional package that can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install libncurses5-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libncurses5-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libncurses5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libncurses5-devInstall libncurses5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libncurses5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libncurses5-devInstall libncurses5-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libncurses5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libncurses5-devHow To Uninstall libncurses5-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libncurses5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libncurses5-devUninstall libncurses5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libncurses5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncurses5-devRemove libncurses5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libncurses5-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libncurses5-devRemove libncurses5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libncurses5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncurses5-devDependencies
libncurses5-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncurses5-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
