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Quick installation of libncursesw5-dev:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: libncursesw5-dev
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install libncursesw5-dev
Package Details | |
| Package: | libncursesw5-dev |
| Version: | 5.9-4 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ |
| Description: | developer's libraries for ncursesw 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 ncursesw will need. . This package includes support for wide characters. Homepage: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | libdevel |
How to install libncursesw5-dev on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If libncursesw5-dev is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L libncursesw5-dev' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L libncursesw5-dev Package `libncursesw5-dev' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing libncursesw5-dev:
After system update use the following command to install libncursesw5-dev:
sudo apt-get install libncursesw5-dev
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove libncursesw5-dev from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the libncursesw5-dev from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the libncursesw5-dev following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove libncursesw5-dev
Following command is used to remove the libncursesw5-dev package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libncursesw5-dev
This will remove libncursesw5-dev and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing libncursesw5-dev with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge libncursesw5-dev
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libncursesw5-dev
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with libncursesw5-dev package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
