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Not on my new install of Debian 6 (squeeze). sh is a symlink to /bin/bash.

by Nick_C 15y ago

dfc 15y ago
I don't doubt that that is the case for you. I am saying when dash was installed dpkg asks if it should install the link and you said to install the link. If you want to change it or see the question again: dpkg-reconfigure -p low dash
- Nick_C 15y ago
  My fault. I should have realised that this is on a VPS where the OS is installed from a pre-configured image. I guess the VPS provider configured it to use bash.
  - dfc 15y ago
    No worries. I have been a debian user for years. All the doubters above did not bother to run dpkg-reconfigure like you did. Its a shame that people are going to argue about something but never actually do any research. The worst part is that this thread reinforced incorrect beliefs about debian. On a related note set the debconf priority to low so that you always know the dpkg decisions that go into the creation of your system. That way you are not ignorant like the doubters above...
zokier 15y ago
Very interesting. Are you sure? I get following with my squeeze, and I'm pretty sure that I haven't configured anything. zokier@galleria:~$ uname -a Linux galleria 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Thu Nov 3 04:23:54 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux zokier@galleria:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 (squeeze) Release: 6.0.3 Codename: squeeze zokier@galleria:~$ which sh /bin/sh zokier@galleria:~$ ls -l /bin/sh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jan 1 11:38 /bin/sh -> dash zokier@galleria:~$ debconf-show dash debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied * dash/sh: true zokier@galleria:~$
- dfc 15y ago
  Did you try: dpkg-reconfigure -p low dash
- dfc 15y ago
  Your debconf-show just proves my point. The most common use is "debconf-show packagename", which displays all items in the debconf database owned by a given package, and their current values. Questions that have been asked already are prefixed with an '*'. True means link /bin/sh to dash. Its awesome to get downvoted for being correct...
dfc 15y ago
When dash was installed debconf asked if you wanted to link /bin/dash to /bin/sh. You said no, others said yes...

Not on my new install of Debian 6 (squeeze). sh is a symlink to /bin/bash.

by Nick_C 15y ago

Not on my new install of Debian 6 (squeeze). sh is a symlink to /bin/bash.

dfc 15y ago

I don't doubt that that is the case for you. I am saying when dash was installed dpkg asks if it should install the link and you said to install the link. If you want to change it or see the question again: dpkg-reconfigure -p low dash

Nick_C 15y ago
My fault. I should have realised that this is on a VPS where the OS is installed from a pre-configured image. I guess the VPS provider configured it to use bash.
- dfc 15y ago
  No worries. I have been a debian user for years. All the doubters above did not bother to run dpkg-reconfigure like you did. Its a shame that people are going to argue about something but never actually do any research. The worst part is that this thread reinforced incorrect beliefs about debian. On a related note set the debconf priority to low so that you always know the dpkg decisions that go into the creation of your system. That way you are not ignorant like the doubters above...

zokier 15y ago

Very interesting. Are you sure? I get following with my squeeze, and I'm pretty sure that I haven't configured anything. zokier@galleria:~$ uname -a Linux galleria 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Thu Nov 3 04:23:54 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux zokier@galleria:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 (squeeze) Release: 6.0.3 Codename: squeeze zokier@galleria:~$ which sh /bin/sh zokier@galleria:~$ ls -l /bin/sh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jan 1 11:38 /bin/sh -> dash zokier@galleria:~$ debconf-show dash debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied * dash/sh: true zokier@galleria:~$

dfc 15y ago
Did you try: dpkg-reconfigure -p low dash
dfc 15y ago
Your debconf-show just proves my point. The most common use is "debconf-show packagename", which displays all items in the debconf database owned by a given package, and their current values. Questions that have been asked already are prefixed with an '*'. True means link /bin/sh to dash. Its awesome to get downvoted for being correct...

dfc 15y ago

When dash was installed debconf asked if you wanted to link /bin/dash to /bin/sh. You said no, others said yes...