Install libncurses5 on Solaris 10 and 11:

pkgadd -d http://get.opencsw.org/now
/opt/csw/bin/pkgutil -U
/opt/csw/bin/pkgutil -y -i libncurses5 
/usr/sbin/pkgchk -L CSWlibncurses5 # list files

See also: Getting started with OpenCSW

Package details

Catalognamelibncurses5
SVR4 package nameCSWlibncurses5
DescriptionA free software emulation of curses, libncurses.so.5
Version5.9,REV=2011.11.21
Source URL http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/ncurses.html
Package Sources csw/mgar/pkg/ncurses/trunk/Makefile (SourceForge, OpenGrok)
QA pageGo to libncurses5 QA page
Last Uploaded ByDagobert Michelsen
Contact maintainer
Bugtracker View bugs about libncurses5
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Dependencies ( 2 )

Oracle / Sun Solaris SUNW packages not shown.

Software nameDescription
commoncommon files and dirs for CSW packages
terminfoDatabase of terminal information, part of ncurses

Reverse dependencies ( 29 )

Reverse dependencies are Solaris packages that depends on libncurses5.

Software nameDescription
alpineAlpine Messaging System
asymptoteThe Vector Graphics Language
bacula_consoleThe Open Source Network Backup Solution - Console
erlangA functional programming language from Ericsson
fishSmart and user-friendly command line shell
freetdsImplementation of the TDS protocol used by MS SQL Server and Sybase
gcalGcal is a program for calculating and printing calendars
gdbThe GNU Debugger
hexeditView and edit files in hexadecimal or in ASCII
iftopDisplay bandwidth usage on an interface by host
lameLAME is an LGPL MP3 encoder
lame_mp3xLAME Frame Analyzer for X11
libform5A free software emulation of curses, libform.so.5
libhistory5GNU readline library, libhistory.so.5
libmenu5A free software emulation of curses, libmenu.so.5
libpanel5A free software emulation of curses, libpanel.so.5
libreadline5GNU readline library, libreadline.so.5
libruby1_9_1_1The libruby shared object files (Ruby 1.9.3, API 1.9.1)
minicomA text-based modem control and terminal emulation program for Unix-like operating systems
ncursesA free software emulation of curses
pilot_linkFree package to manage palmos based PDAs with Unix
python27A high-level scripting language, 2.7 series
ruby18An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming.
ruby20An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming.
sysstatKey system statistics at a glance
texinfoThe GNU Documentation System
tn5250A tn5250 emulator
torqueBatch job scheduling system
vbindiffVisual binary diff

Libraries dependencies ( 0 )

The following tables display the sub list of packages, from the reverse dependencies, that depends on the libs provided by libncurses5.

DependencySoftware name