How To Install ncurses-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-bin on Ubuntu 20.04.
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. Task: minimal
There are three methods to install ncurses-bin 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 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 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 ncurses-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ncurses-bin
How To Uninstall ncurses-bin on Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ncurses-bin package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
