How to Install and Uninstall zsh-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "zsh-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install zsh-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                zsh-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "zsh-dev" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                zsh-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zsh-dev package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: zsh-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8-6build1
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: zsh
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Zsh Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 551
Depends: zsh-common (= 5.8-6build1)
Filename: pool/main/z/zsh/zsh-dev_5.8-6build1_amd64.deb
Size: 99542
MD5sum: f76de8e97486cbd64e80259523d04ad5
SHA1: 1b9a37bb82cbef05d7056950b553d8f7e05fc6a6
SHA256: 21960579a2616075934175ca5ae28bac1f7c9d1369bbaff2d66f1868e37b0f69
SHA512: 10b0b18f2019851ade178a589c4db87a94caa511f850a4ba3b703828d53e3b6c6c531d6954bd0517b68078cc08b8018e4b778dccf410d3566f08df82d318b373
Homepage: https://www.zsh.org/
Description-en: shell with lots of features (development files)
Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) usable as an
interactive login shell and as a shell script command
processor. Of the standard shells, zsh most closely resembles
ksh but includes many enhancements. Zsh has command-line editing,
built-in spelling correction, programmable command completion,
shell functions (with autoloading), a history mechanism, and a
host of other features.
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This package contains headers and scripts necessary to compile
third-party modules.
Description-md5: 958eee099c22df2f69105f5ecae036a2