How To Install yash on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yash on Debian 10.
What is yash
yash is:
Yash is a command line shell that conforms to the POSIX.1 (IEEE Std 1003.1, 2008 Edition) standard for the most part. Actually, it is much more POSIX-compliant than other shell like bash and zsh.
Yash also has its own features beyond POSIX, such as:
- global aliases
- random numbers
- socket redirections and other special redirections
- right prompt
- command completion
There are three methods to install yash on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install yash Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yash using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yash
Install yash Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yash using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yash
Install yash 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 yash using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yash
How To Uninstall yash on Debian 10
To uninstall only the yash package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yash
Uninstall yash And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yash
Remove yash Configurations and Data
To remove yash configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yash
Remove yash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yash
Dependencies
yash have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yash package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.