This package requires its patch to be applied before you can install it. Make sure it's unpacked before running the installation commands. Install Ncurses by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../ncurses-&ncurses-patch-version;.patch && ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-shared && make && make install && chmod 755 /usr/lib/*.5.2 && mv /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5* /lib && ln -s libncurses.a /usr/lib/libcurses.a && ln -sf ../../lib/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib/libncurses.so && ln -sf ../../lib/libncurses.so.5 /usr/lib/libcurses.so