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Quick installation of zsh:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: zsh
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install zsh
Package Details | |
| Package: | zsh |
| Version: | 4.3.17-1ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.zsh.org/ |
| Description: | shell with lots of features 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. Homepage: http://www.zsh.org/ |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | shells |
How to install zsh on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If zsh is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L zsh' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L zsh Package `zsh' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing zsh:
After system update use the following command to install zsh:
sudo apt-get install zsh
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove zsh from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the zsh from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the zsh following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove zsh
Following command is used to remove the zsh package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove zsh
This will remove zsh and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing zsh with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge zsh
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove zsh
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with zsh package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
