How To Install bsh on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bsh on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is bsh
bsh is:
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There are three methods to install bsh on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bsh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bsh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bsh
Install bsh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bsh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bsh
Install bsh 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 bsh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bsh
How To Uninstall bsh on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the bsh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bsh
Uninstall bsh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bsh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bsh
Remove bsh Configurations and Data
To remove bsh configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bsh
Remove bsh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bsh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bsh
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bsh package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.