How To Install libncursesw5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesw5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libncursesw5
libncursesw5 is:
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
This package contains the shared libraries necessary to run programs compiled with ncursesw, which includes support for wide characters.
There are three methods to install libncursesw5 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libncursesw5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libncursesw5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libncursesw5
Install libncursesw5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libncursesw5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libncursesw5
Install libncursesw5 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 libncursesw5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libncursesw5
How To Uninstall libncursesw5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libncursesw5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libncursesw5
Uninstall libncursesw5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libncursesw5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncursesw5
Remove libncursesw5 Configurations and Data
To remove libncursesw5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libncursesw5
Remove libncursesw5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libncursesw5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncursesw5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesw5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
