[SOLVED] Can/should I remove bash if I want to switch to zsh?

Triver · 2014-10-25 18:48:14

Hi, title is the question.

I'm wondering this because I generally want to try to keep any unecessary/unused stuff out of my system. So unless zsh or perhaps even some programs are dependent on bash, I would like to remove it.

Also a little side question, is the version of zsh in the installation medium the result from a fresh installation or is some heavier adjustment required to get it like that (with the colors and the autocompletion and everything)?

Last edited by Triver (2014-10-25 19:09:48)

jasonwryan · 2014-10-25 18:56:49

┌─[Shiv ~ 1]
└─╼ head -n1 /usr/bin/mkinitcpio
#!/bin/bash

The ISO uses grml.

Trilby · 2014-10-25 19:00:46

There are many (near) essential tools in addition to mkinitcpio that also explicitly rely on bash including pacman. Even if you were to change the package dependencies, makepkg needs bash.

A far easier solution to keep unneeded bloat at bay is just to remove zsh

Triver · 2014-10-25 19:09:22

Thanks for the quick replies, so I guess keep bash?

A far easier solution to keep unneeded bloat at bay is just to remove zsh

Well of course I want to have some features from zsh and not spend hours of trying to figuring out how to do the according stuff in bash so removing (or in this case not installing) zsh is not really an option for me

I'll just change this to solved then.

Arch Linux

#1 2014-10-25 18:48:14

[SOLVED] Can/should I remove bash if I want to switch to zsh?

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