How to Install and Uninstall bash Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "bash" package

Learn how to install bash on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall bash on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bash package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: bash
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.4.18-2ubuntu1.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: shells
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1588
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Depends: base-files (>= 2.1.12), debianutils (>= 2.15)
Recommends: bash-completion (>= 20060301-0)
Suggests: bash-doc
Conflicts: bash-completion (<< 20060301-0)
Replaces: bash-completion (<< 20060301-0), bash-doc (<= 2.05-1)
Filename: pool/main/b/bash/bash_4.4.18-2ubuntu1.3_amd64.deb
Size: 614620
MD5sum: 6c8bfa3cf2b75be0571e0cf3d3982f0f
SHA1: 642d18d98abe31a8f4bec7c2038e269c38842e31
SHA256: 54e03bbeb6bf647f7bef19ac88b4209e435af1b339f0c779c66e9ec57c737f72
SHA512: 96c5935fcce0cde7d046b3459e002fe7aa845f8a26b66af7cb9e6fbf914138834d9b8cae40d4e0f0447c927bab1bd73eb1b12eb47967d928a3b41751fd75cc03
Homepage: http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/bashtop.html
Description: GNU Bourne Again SHell
Description-md5: 3522aa7b4374048d6450e348a5bb45d9
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: bash
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.4.18-2ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: shells
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1588
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Depends: base-files (>= 2.1.12), debianutils (>= 2.15)
Recommends: bash-completion (>= 20060301-0)
Suggests: bash-doc
Conflicts: bash-completion (<< 20060301-0)
Replaces: bash-completion (<< 20060301-0), bash-doc (<= 2.05-1)
Filename: pool/main/b/bash/bash_4.4.18-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 614184
MD5sum: bb172fdca61d926fe61d8e642876f369
SHA1: ff433274a20b8d832387d4a2fecaabd2786d98b1
SHA256: 5895e980d1fc874906d27823ab31eeb65cfe1d059936b9d6d304bfee02c8995c
Homepage: http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/bashtop.html
Description: GNU Bourne Again SHell
Description-md5: 3522aa7b4374048d6450e348a5bb45d9
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y