How To Install zsh-common on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zsh-common on Ubuntu.
What is zsh-common
zsh-common is:
Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) usable as an interactive login shell and as a shell script command processor. Of the standard shells, zsh most closely resembles ksh but includes many enhancements. Zsh has command-line editing, built-in spelling correction, programmable command completion, shell functions (with autoloading), a history mechanism, and a host of other features.
This package contains the common zsh files shared by all architectures.
There are three methods to install zsh-common on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install zsh-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zsh-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zsh-common
Install zsh-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zsh-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zsh-common
Install zsh-common 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 zsh-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zsh-common
How To Uninstall zsh-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the zsh-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zsh-common
Uninstall zsh-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zsh-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zsh-common
Remove zsh-common Configurations and Data
To remove zsh-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zsh-common
Remove zsh-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zsh-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zsh-common
Dependencies
zsh-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zsh-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.