How to Install and Uninstall bash Package on Arch Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "bash" package

This guide let you learn how to install bash on Arch Linux


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Sy
            
                    
    
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                sudo pacman -S
            
                        
                bash
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bash" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall bash on Arch Linux:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -Rcns
            
                        
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3. Information about the bash package on Arch Linux

Repository : core
Name : bash
Version : 5.2.026-2
Description : The GNU Bourne Again shell
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html
Licenses : GPL-3.0-or-later
Groups : None
Provides : sh
Depends On : readline libreadline.so=8-64 glibc ncurses
Optional Deps : bash-completion: for tab completion
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 1854.23 KiB
Installed Size : 9424.20 KiB
Packager : Tobias Powalowski
Build Date : Tue Jan 16 10:48:04 2024
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature