How to Install and Uninstall ash Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "ash" package

This is a short guide on how to install ash on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "ash" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall ash on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ash
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ash package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: ash
Source: dash
Version: 0.5.10.2-5
Installed-Size: 46
Maintainer: Andrej Shadura
Architecture: all
Pre-Depends: dash
Description: compatibility package for dash
Description-md5: dfaa90778ec9574851d009730b4a705a
Homepage: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/
Tag: interface::shell, role::dummy, role::program, use::login
Section: shells
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dash/ash_0.5.10.2-5_all.deb
Size: 32604
MD5sum: 839359ec6c57ae0f2c5104aa7bf102b6
SHA256: 98b4f4557f4f0f2cce62b5091e17b652bae5af96d38f222e243a88ff8c759b82