How to Install and Uninstall zsh Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the zsh on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "zsh" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install zsh on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall zsh on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                zsh
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zsh package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: zsh
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.8.1-1
Priority: optional
Section: shells
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Zsh Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2468
Depends: zsh-common (= 5.8.1-1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Recommends: libc6 (>= 2.35), libgdbm6 (>= 1.16), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libpcre3
Suggests: zsh-doc
Filename: pool/main/z/zsh/zsh_5.8.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 808808
MD5sum: d5b5f52a460006f4b81612535ea50eeb
SHA1: 1a9ef4dbe2705d7e79bebb1a2a75d41af16b9b28
SHA256: ca356353c30191c15d56afcb9519fc3d61534df876e29044b96bc102ed3e18ce
SHA512: 681205f04bedad976a7d0585430baae7a3b11dfda22deb8d4683f649dcfa0c1b34d6d6c9c65a85c3a2824d9c53af08a00a093d51874915e9a7565e2c328b70d9
Homepage: https://www.zsh.org/
Description: shell with lots of features
Description-md5: a129d6b2d23d2d5d3a6b822d3f8f856d