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

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "zsh-dev" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                zsh-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "zsh-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall zsh-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                zsh-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zsh-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: zsh-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: zsh
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Zsh Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 480
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.14)
Depends: zsh-common (= 5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3)
Filename: pool/main/z/zsh/zsh-dev_5.1.1-1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 81048
MD5sum: 78fc55e3ddf8a896443bab600bc6289d
SHA1: 54a314782dfbca3ae506a352c623ed8931e3a230
SHA256: ecbcb0a134f7dba75e19204729c7b10977d16e46c3f12483552e02a818756666
SHA512: 2197e1bbd844983b4f03b9b94fbb55c32ab38b52709303e115df9469e8fcf85ee8a50f169ed5e450534adc47271cb3bf4fb0e4613700c0da39d08b4c9620a18f
Homepage: http://www.zsh.org/
Description-en: shell with lots of features (development files)
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.
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This package contains headers and scripts necessary to compile
third-party modules.
Description-md5: 958eee099c22df2f69105f5ecae036a2
Supported: 5y

Package: zsh-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 480
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Zsh Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: zsh
Version: 5.1.1-1ubuntu2
Depends: zsh-common (= 5.1.1-1ubuntu2)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.14)
Filename: pool/main/z/zsh/zsh-dev_5.1.1-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 81434
MD5sum: 0c315495903359ae5454e60ccff1de77
SHA1: 9a1deee63fd2d880b8936b7e29b7d2c2dcaec268
SHA256: 55b1df2f26da361c76be1bafb2c25f9e2b37e26abd6b1de7c6f83189ca3e055f
Description-en: shell with lots of features (development files)
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.
.
This package contains headers and scripts necessary to compile
third-party modules.
Description-md5: 958eee099c22df2f69105f5ecae036a2
Homepage: http://www.zsh.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m