Linux Error: curses.h: No such file or directory Problem Solution

Q. I see following error when I run make command to install specific software:

curses.h: No such file or directory Problem Solution

How do I fix this error under Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or CentOS / Fedora Linux?

A.. You need to install the curses library which include routines for a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization. The ncurses (new curses) library is a freely distributable replacement for the
discontinued 4.4 BSD classic curses library.

Fix this error under RHEL / Fedora / CentOS Linux

Type the following command at a shell prompt as root user:
# yum install ncurses-devel ncurses
Sample output:

Loading "downloadonly" plugin
Loading "rhnplugin" plugin
Loading "security" plugin
rhel-x86_64-server-vt-5   100% |=========================| 1.2 kB    00:00
rhel-x86_64-server-5      100% |=========================| 1.2 kB    00:00
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package ncurses - 5.5-24.20060715.x86_64 is already installed.
Package ncurses - 5.5-24.20060715.i386 is already installed.
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ncurses-devel.x86_64 0:5.5-24.20060715 set to be updated
---> Package ncurses-devel.i386 0:5.5-24.20060715 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
=============================================================================
 Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
 ncurses-devel           x86_64     5.5-24.20060715  rhel-x86_64-server-5  1.7 M
 ncurses-devel           i386       5.5-24.20060715  rhel-x86_64-server-5  1.6 M
Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install      2 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)
Total download size: 3.3 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): ncurses-devel-5.5- 100% |=========================| 1.6 MB    00:01
(2/2): ncurses-devel-5.5- 100% |=========================| 1.7 MB    00:01
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing: ncurses-devel                ######################### [1/2]
  Installing: ncurses-devel                ######################### [2/2]
Installed: ncurses-devel.x86_64 0:5.5-24.20060715 ncurses-devel.i386 0:5.5-24.20060715
Complete!

Fix this error under Debian / Ubuntu Linux

Open terminal and type the following command to install ncurses:
$ sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev
Now you should able to compile any program under Linux.

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