How To Install dash on Debian 10

Learn how to install dash on Debian 10 with this tutorial. dash is POSIX-compliant shell

Introduction

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

What is dash

dash is:

The Debian Almquist Shell (dash) is a POSIX-compliant shell derived from ash.

Since it executes scripts faster than bash, and has fewer library dependencies (making it more robust against software or hardware failures), it is used as the default system shell on Debian systems.

There are three methods to install dash 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 dash Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dash

Install dash Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dash

Install dash 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 dash using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dash

How To Uninstall dash on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove dash

Uninstall dash And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dash

Remove dash Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dash

Remove dash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dash

Dependencies

dash have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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