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

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "ksh" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install ksh on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall ksh on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ksh
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ksh package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ksh
Architecture: amd64
Version: 93u+20120801-2ubuntu0.16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/shells
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicholas Bamber
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3241
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.23), binfmt-support
Filename: pool/universe/k/ksh/ksh_93u+20120801-2ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 821788
MD5sum: c333cd827cb374ef11ba84e0d8711434
SHA1: e6fbf7886b974ed3689a10e84b3e4a7f17189032
SHA256: 68d92fef278c61e2f34b2c463bf4856d48a9c0be477c297758bb8a1877e3d59d
SHA512: 1fe44b8bc4962a23bfcc784fab46be868f3993792c09212103a97d61bcb6a93c949545b2a4f777a21637b908f5765bab38228345fbdd3eef14b5d0cf2e5eebe2
Homepage: http://www.kornshell.com/
Description-en: Real, AT&T version of the Korn shell
Ksh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) that is intended for both
interactive and shell script use. Its command language is a superset of
the sh(1) shell language.
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The 1993 version adds a number of new, mostly scripting related,
features over the 1988 version that is typically distributed with
commercial UNIX variants. For example, it has lexical scoping, compound
variables, associative arrays, named references and floating point
math.
.
The shcomp tool can be used to compile ksh scripts into a binary format.
Description-md5: 8fe144b82e9f9ff18dada6d9d0c9df5e

Package: ksh
Priority: optional
Section: universe/shells
Installed-Size: 3240
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicholas Bamber
Architecture: amd64
Version: 93u+20120801-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), binfmt-support
Filename: pool/universe/k/ksh/ksh_93u+20120801-2_amd64.deb
Size: 824048
MD5sum: d32be86c803fff3aca7a887d9b79faca
SHA1: 5026523215af8db0d6db106cf2220cb25836c322
SHA256: 7764deed0fc4ff3875ddef10e39cbab629bb3372e1a02120e6c1b9f2455591d0
Description-en: Real, AT&T version of the Korn shell
Ksh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) that is intended for both
interactive and shell script use. Its command language is a superset of
the sh(1) shell language.
.
The 1993 version adds a number of new, mostly scripting related,
features over the 1988 version that is typically distributed with
commercial UNIX variants. For example, it has lexical scoping, compound
variables, associative arrays, named references and floating point
math.
.
The shcomp tool can be used to compile ksh scripts into a binary format.
Description-md5: 8fe144b82e9f9ff18dada6d9d0c9df5e
Homepage: http://www.kornshell.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu