How To Install ncurses-bin on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-bin on Kali Linux.

What is ncurses-bin

ncurses-bin is:

The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization.

This package contains the programs used for manipulating the terminfo database and individual terminfo entries, as well as some programs for resetting terminals and such.

There are three methods to install ncurses-bin 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 ncurses-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ncurses-bin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ncurses-bin

Install ncurses-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ncurses-bin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ncurses-bin

Install ncurses-bin 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 ncurses-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ncurses-bin

How To Uninstall ncurses-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ncurses-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ncurses-bin

Uninstall ncurses-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ncurses-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ncurses-bin

Remove ncurses-bin Configurations and Data

To remove ncurses-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ncurses-bin

Remove ncurses-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ncurses-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ncurses-bin

Dependencies

ncurses-bin have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libtinfo6
• libtinfo6

References

• ncurses-bin website

Summary

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