How to Install and Uninstall zsh-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "zsh-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install zsh-dev on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall zsh-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                zsh-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zsh-dev package on Kali Linux

Package: zsh-dev
Source: zsh
Version: 5.9-6
Installed-Size: 683
Maintainer: Debian Zsh Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: zsh-common (= 5.9-6)
Size: 272184
SHA256: eb6880ced27b16acef343ce4daec3fb13cb4d370678edf78711616d45acfe97f
SHA1: 177e2d8444788021ebe8738c33965aff4ef55645
MD5sum: ffe446e749882c3c3d4f3e91e8392441
Description: shell with lots of features (development files)
Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) usable as an
interactive login shell and as a shell script command
processor. Of the standard shells, zsh most closely resembles
ksh but includes many enhancements. Zsh has command-line editing,
built-in spelling correction, programmable command completion,
shell functions (with autoloading), a history mechanism, and a
host of other features.
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This package contains headers and scripts necessary to compile
third-party modules.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.zsh.org/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::library, implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/z/zsh/zsh-dev_5.9-6_amd64.deb