How To Install libncurses-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncurses-dev on Ubuntu.
What is libncurses-dev
libncurses-dev is:
The ncurses library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization.
This package contains the header files, static libraries and symbolic links that developers using ncurses will need.
There are three methods to install libncurses-dev on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libncurses-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 libncurses-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libncurses-dev
Install libncurses-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libncurses-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libncurses-dev
Install libncurses-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 libncurses-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libncurses-dev
How To Uninstall libncurses-dev on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libncurses-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libncurses-dev
Uninstall libncurses-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libncurses-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libncurses-dev
Remove libncurses-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libncurses-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libncurses-dev
Remove libncurses-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libncurses-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libncurses-dev
Dependencies
libncurses-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libncurses-dev package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.