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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "posh" package

Please follow the guidance below to install posh on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall posh on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: posh
Priority: optional
Section: universe/shells
Installed-Size: 182
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Clint Adams
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.12.6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/universe/p/posh/posh_0.12.6_amd64.deb
Size: 81318
MD5sum: 6cf843de170d27fc5440eea0b48c667f
SHA1: bef98f7acb34c90fd9eeae1041919281396569ab
SHA256: 559058768e5943abb0c994a68a59a064b2d1e4bbf042ff7d3c3c6920c1c6da62
Description-en: Policy-compliant Ordinary SHell
posh is a stripped-down version of pdksh that aims for compliance
with Debian's policy, and few extra features.
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WARNING: Since many of Debian's /bin/sh scripts are not actually
policy-compliant, using posh as your /bin/sh may reveal breakage.
Description-md5: 5b938c6ab71fec2ce92aeee6d407226f
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu