How To Install libncursesada7-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesada7-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libncursesada7-dev
libncursesada7-dev is:
NcursesAda allows programmers to use the Ncurses library within the Ada language. This means programming panels, colors, forms in text terminals or emulators.
Install this package if you want to write programs that use libncursesada.
There are three methods to install libncursesada7-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libncursesada7-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libncursesada7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libncursesada7-dev
Install libncursesada7-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libncursesada7-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libncursesada7-dev
Install libncursesada7-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libncursesada7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libncursesada7-dev
How To Uninstall libncursesada7-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libncursesada7-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libncursesada7-dev
Uninstall libncursesada7-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libncursesada7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncursesada7-dev
Remove libncursesada7-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libncursesada7-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libncursesada7-dev
Remove libncursesada7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libncursesada7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncursesada7-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesada7-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.