How To Install ncurses-libs on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-libs on CentOS 7.

What is ncurses-libs

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 the ncurses libraries.

We can use yum or dnf to install ncurses-libs on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ncurses-libs.

Install ncurses-libs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install ncurses-libs

Install ncurses-libs on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ncurses-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ncurses-libs

How To Uninstall ncurses-libs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove ncurses-libs

References

• ncurses-libs website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-libs on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.