ncurses is a software module available on Comet.
To access ncurses on Comet, run module load ncurses. This will load the default version of ncurses.
An overview of the module information is shown below (module -r spider ^ncurses$):
ncurses:
Description:
The Ncurses (new curses) library is a free software emulation of curses in System V Release 4.0, and more. It uses Terminfo format,
supports pads and color and multiple highlights and forms characters and function-key mapping, and has all the other SYSV-curses
enhancements over BSD Curses.
Versions:
ncurses/6.2-GCCcore-10.2.0
ncurses/6.2-GCCcore-10.3.0
ncurses/6.2-GCCcore-11.2.0
ncurses/6.2
ncurses/6.3-GCCcore-11.3.0
ncurses/6.3-GCCcore-12.2.0
ncurses/6.3
ncurses/6.4-GCCcore-12.3.0
ncurses/6.4-GCCcore-13.2.0
ncurses/6.4
ncurses/6.5-GCCcore-13.3.0
ncurses/6.5-GCCcore-14.2.0
ncurses/6.5
For detailed information about a specific "ncurses" package (including how to load the modules) use the module's full name.
Note that names that have a trailing (E) are extensions provided by other modules.
For example:
$ module spider ncurses/6.5
If there are multiple versions of ncurses listed, then you can load a specific version as follows:
$ module load ncurses/version_string
You can find the most up to date information whilst logged on to Comet by running module -r spider ^ncurses$.
The module ncurses has the following embedded help text (module help ncurses):
Description
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The Ncurses (new curses) library is a free software emulation of curses in
System V Release 4.0, and more. It uses Terminfo format, supports pads and
color and multiple highlights and forms characters and function-key mapping,
and has all the other SYSV-curses enhancements over BSD Curses.
More information
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- Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/