How To Install csh on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install csh on Debian 11.
What is csh
csh is:
The C shell was originally written at UCB to overcome limitations in the Bourne shell. Its flexibility and comfort (at that time) quickly made it the shell of choice until more advanced shells like ksh, bash, zsh or tcsh appeared. Most of the latter incorporate features original to csh.
This package is based on current OpenBSD sources.
There are three methods to install csh on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install csh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install csh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install csh
Install csh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install csh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install csh
Install csh 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 csh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install csh
How To Uninstall csh on Debian 11
To uninstall only the csh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove csh
Uninstall csh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall csh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove csh
Remove csh Configurations and Data
To remove csh configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge csh
Remove csh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove csh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge csh
Dependencies
csh have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install csh package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.