> You'll need the i386 compatibility libraries for ncurses, since OMSA
> is 32-bit.
>
> # rpm --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}:%{ARCH}\n' -q ncurses
> ncurses-5.4:i386
> ncurses-5.4:x86_64
indeed - in fact there are MANY 32bit requirements and not all come in
the OMSA package, well not for an up2date'd box anyway.
But i got there in the end thanks.