How To Install libnotcurses++2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotcurses++2 on Kali Linux. libnotcurses++2 is Character graphics and TUI library (C++)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotcurses++2 on Kali Linux.

What is libnotcurses++2

libnotcurses++2 is:

Notcurses facilitates the creation of modern TUI programs, making full use of Unicode and 24-bit TrueColor. It presents an API similar to that of Curses, and rides atop Terminfo.

There are three methods to install libnotcurses++2 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 libnotcurses++2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnotcurses++2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnotcurses++2

Install libnotcurses++2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnotcurses++2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnotcurses++2

Install libnotcurses++2 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libnotcurses++2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnotcurses++2

How To Uninstall libnotcurses++2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libnotcurses++2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnotcurses++2

Uninstall libnotcurses++2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnotcurses++2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnotcurses++2

Remove libnotcurses++2 Configurations and Data

To remove libnotcurses++2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnotcurses++2

Remove libnotcurses++2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnotcurses++2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnotcurses++2

Dependencies

libnotcurses++2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnotcurses++2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.