How To Install libncurses5-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncurses5-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libncurses5-dev
libncurses5-dev is:
This is a transitional package that can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install libncurses5-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libncurses5-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libncurses5-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libncurses5-dev
Install libncurses5-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libncurses5-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libncurses5-dev
Install libncurses5-dev 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 libncurses5-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libncurses5-dev
How To Uninstall libncurses5-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libncurses5-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libncurses5-dev
Uninstall libncurses5-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libncurses5-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncurses5-dev
Remove libncurses5-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libncurses5-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libncurses5-dev
Remove libncurses5-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libncurses5-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncurses5-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncurses5-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
