How To Install ash on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ash on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 Ubuntu 20.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ash
Remove ash Configurations and Data
To remove ash configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ash package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
