How To Install libncursesw6 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesw6 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libncursesw6
libncursesw6 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. Task: minimal, ubuntu-core
There are three methods to install libncursesw6 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 libncursesw6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libncursesw6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libncursesw6
Install libncursesw6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libncursesw6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libncursesw6
Install libncursesw6 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 libncursesw6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libncursesw6
How To Uninstall libncursesw6 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libncursesw6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libncursesw6
Uninstall libncursesw6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libncursesw6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncursesw6
Remove libncursesw6 Configurations and Data
To remove libncursesw6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libncursesw6
Remove libncursesw6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libncursesw6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncursesw6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncursesw6 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.