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ncurses

Console display library

About ncurses

Console display library

This project links 68 native package records across 5 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Alpine Linux 3.21: 12 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 12 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 12 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 19 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 13 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.ncurses: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.2112 recordsAlpine Linux 3.2212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.2312 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)19 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)13 records
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Project identity

Project
ncurses
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
68
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13
License expression
X11
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

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shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support) (32-bit)

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. libformw

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Console display library (libformw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. libmenuw

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Console display library (libmenuw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  3. libncurses++

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Console display library (libncurses++)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  4. libncursesw

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Console display library (libncursesw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  5. libpanelw

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Console display library (libpanelw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  6. ncurses

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Console display library

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  7. ncurses-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Console display library (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  8. ncurses-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Console display library (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  9. ncurses-libs

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Ncurses libraries (old compat to pull sublibs)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  10. ncurses-static

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Console display library (static library)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  11. ncurses-terminfo

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Console display library (other terminfo files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  12. ncurses-terminfo-base

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20241006-r3

    Descriptions of common terminals

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. libformw

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Console display library (libformw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. libmenuw

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Console display library (libmenuw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  3. libncurses++

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Console display library (libncurses++)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  4. libncursesw

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Console display library (libncursesw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  5. libpanelw

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Console display library (libpanelw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  6. ncurses

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Console display library

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  7. ncurses-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Console display library (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  8. ncurses-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Console display library (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  9. ncurses-libs

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Ncurses libraries (old compat to pull sublibs)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  10. ncurses-static

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Console display library (static library)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  11. ncurses-terminfo

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Console display library (other terminfo files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  12. ncurses-terminfo-base

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20250503-r0

    Descriptions of common terminals

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. libformw

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Console display library (libformw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. libmenuw

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Console display library (libmenuw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  3. libncurses++

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Console display library (libncurses++)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  4. libncursesw

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Console display library (libncursesw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  5. libpanelw

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Console display library (libpanelw)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  6. ncurses

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Console display library

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  7. ncurses-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Console display library (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  8. ncurses-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Console display library (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  9. ncurses-libs

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Ncurses libraries (old compat to pull sublibs)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  10. ncurses-static

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Console display library (static library)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  11. ncurses-terminfo

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Console display library (other terminfo files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  12. ncurses-terminfo-base

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source ncurses

    6.5_p20251123-r0

    Descriptions of common terminals

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. lib32ncurses6

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    shared libraries for terminal handling (32-bit)

    amd64bookworm
  2. lib32ncurses-dev

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libdevel / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    developer's libraries for ncurses (32-bit)

    amd64bookworm
  3. lib32ncursesw6

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support) (32-bit)

    amd64bookworm
  4. lib32tinfo6

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    shared low-level terminfo library for terminal handling (32-bit)

    amd64bookworm
  5. libncurses5

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / oldlibs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    shared libraries for terminal handling (legacy version)

    amd64arm64bookworm
  6. libncurses5-dev

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / oldlibs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    transitional package for libncurses-dev

    amd64arm64bookworm
  7. libncurses6

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    shared libraries for terminal handling

    amd64arm64bookworm
  8. libncurses-dev

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libdevel / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    developer's libraries for ncurses

    amd64arm64bookworm
  9. libncursesw5

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / oldlibs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character legacy version)

    amd64arm64bookworm
  10. libncursesw5-dev

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / oldlibs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    transitional package for libncurses-dev

    amd64arm64bookworm
  11. libncursesw6

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support)

    amd64arm64bookworm
  12. libtinfo5

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / oldlibs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    shared low-level terminfo library (legacy version)

    amd64arm64bookworm
  13. libtinfo6

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    shared low-level terminfo library for terminal handling

    amd64arm64bookworm
  14. libtinfo-dev

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / oldlibs / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    transitional package for libncurses-dev

    amd64arm64bookworm
  15. ncurses-base

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / misc / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    basic terminal type definitions

    allbookworm
  16. ncurses-bin

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    terminal-related programs and man pages

    amd64arm64bookworm
  17. ncurses-doc

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / doc / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    developer's guide and documentation for ncurses

    allbookworm
  18. ncurses-examples

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / misc / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    test programs and examples for ncurses

    amd64arm64bookworm
  19. ncurses-term

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / misc / source ncurses

    6.4-4

    additional terminal type definitions

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. lib32ncurses6

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    shared libraries for terminal handling (32-bit)

    amd64trixie
  2. lib32ncurses-dev

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libdevel / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    developer's libraries for ncurses (32-bit)

    amd64trixie
  3. lib32ncursesw6

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support) (32-bit)

    amd64trixie
  4. lib32tinfo6

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    shared low-level terminfo library for terminal handling (32-bit)

    amd64trixie
  5. libncurses6

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    shared libraries for terminal handling

    amd64arm64trixie
  6. libncurses-dev

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libdevel / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    developer's libraries for ncurses

    amd64arm64trixie
  7. libncursesw6

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    shared libraries for terminal handling (wide character support)

    amd64arm64trixie
  8. libtinfo6

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    shared low-level terminfo library for terminal handling

    amd64arm64trixie
  9. ncurses-base

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / misc / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    basic terminal type definitions

    alltrixie
  10. ncurses-bin

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    terminal-related programs and man pages

    amd64arm64trixie
  11. ncurses-doc

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / doc / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    developer's guide and documentation for ncurses

    alltrixie
  12. ncurses-examples

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / misc / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    test programs and examples for ncurses

    amd64arm64trixie
  13. ncurses-term

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / misc / source ncurses

    6.5+20250216-2

    additional terminal type definitions

    alltrixie

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