How to Install lib64ncurses5 software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install lib64ncurses5 software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

lib64ncurses5 software package provides shared libraries for terminal handling (64-bit), you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install lib64ncurses5 

lib64ncurses5 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the lib64ncurses5 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep lib64ncurses5 *

You will get with lib64ncurses5 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

lib64ncurses5 package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Libraries
Package lib64ncurses5
Version 5.9+20140913-1+b1
Description shared libraries for terminal handling (64-bit)
Sub Section libs


See Also, How to uninstall or remove lib64ncurses5 software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?