How to Install and Uninstall dash Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "dash" package

Please follow the steps below to install dash on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall dash on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: dash
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5.10.2-7
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: 213
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Depends: debianutils (>= 2.15), dpkg (>= 1.19.1), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/main/d/dash/dash_0.5.10.2-7_amd64.deb
Size: 86304
MD5sum: 58984b01f988c8d9f9f23847c8a5f6c6
SHA1: 2690fce810687a71a4950270948f22e17266bf89
SHA256: acd2eb54b623dd13ca450c9dd4950986153ea2282bc37026c86ab46e636164c4
SHA512: cc18a979d1a441185d2d0bb88b071e7f2c725529c055d84e21f3e374e2d02f3e1bc71909a6d7c4a59ee66fecc35e5a0e36116c3220fb243be654eeec7193d058
Homepage: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/
Description-en: 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: 8d4d9c32c6b2b70328f7f774a0cc1248
Task: minimal