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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "zsh" package

Learn how to install zsh on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall zsh on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: zsh
Version: 5.7.1-1+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 2401
Maintainer: Debian Zsh Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: zsh-common (= 5.7.1-1+deb10u1), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Recommends: libc6 (>= 2.23), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libpcre3
Suggests: zsh-doc
Description: shell with lots of features
Description-md5: a129d6b2d23d2d5d3a6b822d3f8f856d
Homepage: https://www.zsh.org/
Tag: devel::interpreter, implemented-in::c, interface::shell,
network::client, protocol::ftp, role::program, scope::utility
Section: shells
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/z/zsh/zsh_5.7.1-1+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 880764
MD5sum: d3b441ed98db9242060ed70a99b7409f
SHA256: 89cd7d28a5e86087c5a57f21af117e868c488d27e82dc1e905aa124aab242d61