How To Install ksh on Debian 12

Learn how to install ksh on Debian 12 with this tutorial. ksh is transitional package

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.