So, I do not have these packages after all...
mybox@1[~]$ sudo apt-cache policy ncurses-dev
ncurses-dev:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
Version table:
mybox@1[~]$ sudo apt-cache policy libncurses5-dev
libncurses5-dev:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 5.5-1ubuntu3
Version table:
5.5-1ubuntu3 0
800
http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Packages
5.4-9ubuntu4 0
800
http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/main Packages
... so I did your apt-get line...
mybox@1[~]$ sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev
blablahblah
Setting up libncurses5-dev (5.5-1ubuntu3) ...
... and now I have ncurses.h. I proofed by compiling a simple hello.c, with no errors returned.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <ncurses.h>
main ()
{
printf ("Hello, World!\n");
}
Thank you for your help
runnerfrog, and thank you for using apt-get. Synaptic is "easy" because it is visual, but it is quiche when all I needed was an egg. I'm a zillion (UK: zilliard) years behind knowing which packages I need, and which packages contain which files... that will only come with repetition, and with help from people like you.
