How To Install ash on Debian 10

Learn how to install ash on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ash is compatibility package for dash

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ash on Debian 10.

What is ash

ash is:

This package allows upgrading ash to its replacement, dash. It includes the /bin/ash symlink. It can be removed as soon as /bin/ash is no longer used.

There are three methods to install ash on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ash Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ash using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ash

Install ash Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ash using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ash

Install ash Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ash using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ash

How To Uninstall ash on Debian 10

To uninstall only the ash package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ash

Uninstall ash And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ash

Remove ash Configurations and Data

To remove ash configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ash

Remove ash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ash

Dependencies

ash have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ash package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.