How to Install and Uninstall dash Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "dash" package

This tutorial shows how to install dash on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall dash on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: dash
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5.12-6ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: shells
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andrej Shadura
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 187
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38)
Depends: debianutils (>= 5.6-0.1), dpkg (>= 1.19.1)
Filename: pool/main/d/dash/dash_0.5.12-6ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 89762
MD5sum: 8eaf210c0e9fae148e9d83236e8ddb23
SHA1: 25f43c5ea200f03965ede0e2518a657bf81c14b0
SHA256: 3288e6a50cdbf18601456a18cfe0d01618626de6ce1e2a7ade18b3d2ec945641
SHA512: 8f193f8195fdeafcddeacf9d44a8e89c6f329059d12d9c3ea422c5a80506470cbef6cce617db43480690a55a0a9c35291155a7929f04a3c6f14549d2dfb27107
Homepage: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/
Description: POSIX-compliant shell
Description-md5: 8d4d9c32c6b2b70328f7f774a0cc1248
Task: minimal

Package: dash
Essential: yes
Status: install ok installed
Priority: required
Section: shells
Installed-Size: 186
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Multi-Arch: foreign
Version: 0.5.12-6ubuntu3
Depends: debianutils (>= 5.6-0.1), dpkg (>= 1.19.1)
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38)
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:
Homepage: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/
Original-Maintainer: Andrej Shadura