How To Install libtinfo5-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtinfo5-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtinfo5-dbg
libtinfo5-dbg is:
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
This package contains a special library version of the low-level terminfo library suitable for debugging and profiling. Also included are detached debugging symbols for libtinfo5.
There are three methods to install libtinfo5-dbg 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 libtinfo5-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtinfo5-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtinfo5-dbg
Install libtinfo5-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtinfo5-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtinfo5-dbg
Install libtinfo5-dbg 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 libtinfo5-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtinfo5-dbg
How To Uninstall libtinfo5-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtinfo5-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtinfo5-dbg
Uninstall libtinfo5-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtinfo5-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtinfo5-dbg
Remove libtinfo5-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove libtinfo5-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtinfo5-dbg
Remove libtinfo5-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtinfo5-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtinfo5-dbg
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtinfo5-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
