How to Install and Uninstall dash Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "dash" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dash on Kali Linux


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall dash on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dash
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dash package on Kali Linux

Package: dash
Version: 0.5.12-6
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 191
Maintainer: Andrej Shadura
Architecture: amd64
Depends: debianutils (>= 5.6-0.1), dpkg (>= 1.19.1)
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Size: 92056
SHA256: 2c5161e4dd61c45d7fdfe6825a6565dc0b9fdf84bf94dc1fe5f76fa647ddba01
SHA1: 03c475538533329a463305a9243f0572b03d6841
MD5sum: 78de724897d16392c8bc6888a03b9345
Description: POSIX-compliant shell
The Debian Almquist Shell (dash) is a POSIX-compliant shell derived
from ash.
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Since it executes scripts faster than bash, and has fewer library
dependencies (making it more robust against software or hardware
failures), it is used as the default system shell on Debian systems.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::shell, role::program, scope::utility
Section: shells
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/d/dash/dash_0.5.12-6_amd64.deb