How to Install and Uninstall dash Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "dash" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dash on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dash on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: dash
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5.11+git20210120+802ebd4-1build1
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: 214
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Depends: debianutils (>= 2.15), dpkg (>= 1.19.1), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/main/d/dash/dash_0.5.11+git20210120+802ebd4-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 92354
MD5sum: d1bf5a79562106cf8a1ecb847469a5c9
SHA1: 1385a9c281472be3b0412bc7dba5bb3b44d209e0
SHA256: 29b4c4ae58b550cadd63052dad2a78dc3d7d787a1aaeb5e9e1252083253b6823
SHA512: 0b4baf80df5d0ff593966b93927c67534b3a73a880d8c5647698ac558c997cb96ca890ba3ca377e6c4a4257481d72c2c290120aa034546987dfd87a449b840cb
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