How to Install and Uninstall dash Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "dash" package

This guide let you learn how to install dash on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall dash on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dash
Essential: yes
Priority: required
Section: shells
Installed-Size: 242
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Gerrit Pape
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5.8-2.1ubuntu2
Depends: debianutils (>= 2.15), dpkg (>= 1.15.0)
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/main/d/dash/dash_0.5.8-2.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 103722
MD5sum: ab5d5cffd458264a823168df73a9cf25
SHA1: 0db9abe56aefd5f92a25994c4cc33ce5b1424c84
SHA256: c46b4b8c9c952bfeab03993451f7c3c7f5d359ebfbf381e6c36e2870373cde85
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
Homepage: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal