How To Install ksh on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ksh on Debian 12.
What is ksh
ksh is:
This is a transitional package for ksh, it can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install ksh on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ksh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ksh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ksh
Install ksh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ksh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ksh
Install ksh 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 ksh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ksh
How To Uninstall ksh on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ksh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ksh
Uninstall ksh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ksh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ksh
Remove ksh Configurations and Data
To remove ksh configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ksh
Remove ksh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ksh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ksh
Dependencies
ksh have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ksh package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.