How to Install and Uninstall ash Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "ash" package

This tutorial shows how to install ash on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall ash on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ash
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ash package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: ash
Architecture: all
Version: 0.5.11+git20200708+dd9ef66+really0.5.11+git20200708+dd9ef66-5ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/shells
Source: dash
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andrej Shadura
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 44
Pre-Depends: dash
Filename: pool/universe/d/dash/ash_0.5.11+git20200708+dd9ef66+really0.5.11+git20200708+dd9ef66-5ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 5956
MD5sum: fc73f276f6d56b5ffb7f39c885c87be5
SHA1: dedff41328f68eb982c66f8a7bc899b116432cc7
SHA256: 9c29b8f3e269113291fbccd6077b1e565fb66f947e3c0dbcab4420369aac4195
SHA512: 6715a8ece83b82218890ade3f5b86529659f74c476aefb874aaee5dc9deca3d59b0cb1ae2cdf425620f15d2bde13deb0ac557eccc2f291aa7c3858e5afa8bde7
Homepage: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/
Description-en: compatibility package for dash
This package allows upgrading ash to its replacement,
dash. It includes the /bin/ash symlink.
It can be removed as soon as /bin/ash is no longer used.
Description-md5: dfaa90778ec9574851d009730b4a705a