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Dash
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Debian dash package | No charge stated · Package for Debian stable (trixie) · package version 0.5.12-12 | Free |
As packages.debian.org lists them, read 14 Nov 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Dash's own pages
- Architectures
- The stable package is available for amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, ppc64el, riscv64, and s390x. · packages.debian.org, 14 Nov 2026
- Dependencies
- The page says dash has fewer library dependencies, which it associates with greater robustness against software or hardware failures. · packages.debian.org, 14 Nov 2026
- Distribution
- The package page identifies this release as Debian trixie (stable). · packages.debian.org, 14 Nov 2026
- Downloads
- The page links to source-package downloads and architecture-specific binary packages. · packages.debian.org, 14 Nov 2026
- Implementation
- Debian classifies dash as implemented in C and as a command shell utility. · packages.debian.org, 14 Nov 2026
- Maintainers
- The Debian package maintainers listed are Andrej Shadura and Gerrit Pape. · packages.debian.org, 14 Nov 2026
- Package dependencies
- The listed package dependencies include GNU C Library and debianutils. · packages.debian.org, 14 Nov 2026
- Performance
- The package page says dash executes scripts faster than bash. · packages.debian.org, 14 Nov 2026
- Product
- Dash is the Debian Almquist Shell, a POSIX-compliant shell derived from ash. · packages.debian.org, 14 Nov 2026
- Purpose
- Debian uses dash as its default system shell. · packages.debian.org, 14 Nov 2026
- Upstream homepage
- Debian lists gondor.apana.org.au as the dash homepage. · packages.debian.org, 14 Nov 2026
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