How To Install ncurses on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ncurses
The curses library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization. The ncurses (new curses) library is a freely distributable replacement for the discontinued 4.4 BSD classic curses library. This package contains support utilities, including a terminfo compiler tic, a decompiler infocmp, clear, tput, tset, and a termcap conversion tool captoinfo.
We can use yum or dnf to install ncurses on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ncurses.
Install ncurses on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ncurses using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ncurses
Install ncurses on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ncurses using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ncurses
How To Uninstall ncurses on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ncurses package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ncurses
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
