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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "zsh" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install zsh on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall zsh on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: zsh
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3
Priority: optional
Section: shells
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Zsh Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1976
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.14)
Depends: zsh-common (= 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Recommends: libc6 (>= 2.23), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libpcre3
Suggests: zsh-doc
Filename: pool/main/z/zsh/zsh_5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 651760
MD5sum: 45e8e3457ccddb015e58b0f8282c312e
SHA1: 32e4dbbd898a35e931cd523a4053c105b810331c
SHA256: daca8fb98936e76d3444b3c843438b239686ccef82b562014f674397d288290e
SHA512: 533a4fdd8e9acd9966901efbc52e223bd553dab37f25307a61181aa1accfd61317609a8ef6faabdd2bd65f3f004eff0ba9e7c6bc5dbfbd72456b10ada3ea305d
Homepage: http://www.zsh.org/
Description-en: shell with lots of features
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.
Description-md5: a129d6b2d23d2d5d3a6b822d3f8f856d
Supported: 5y

Package: zsh
Priority: optional
Section: shells
Installed-Size: 1976
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Zsh Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.1-1ubuntu2
Depends: zsh-common (= 5.1.1-1ubuntu2), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libtinfo5 (>= 6)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.14)
Recommends: libncursesw5 (>= 6), libpcre3
Suggests: zsh-doc
Filename: pool/main/z/zsh/zsh_5.1.1-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 651294
MD5sum: 6a6836cabd9a568be90bd6ac4a85be94
SHA1: 8f69a933b74e2a7bae2fcf0c5fb54512a4309ae1
SHA256: dca021855e5a0b0a56d72b57d6b23f60805b6d0a9ce57e0e51b2b8f094ce8bbe
Description-en: shell with lots of features
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.
Description-md5: a129d6b2d23d2d5d3a6b822d3f8f856d
Homepage: http://www.zsh.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y