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Asked: 2022-04-06 23:44:11 +0800 CST

zsh vs zsh-static

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What is the difference between the zsh and zsh-static packages? Why are there two ZSH packages? Which one should I install if I want to use ZSH as my shell?

(Ubuntu version: 20.04 focal fossa).

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  1. The zsh-static package is the statically-typed release of zsh. In plain English, this means that it does not require any dynamically loaded libraries to be present and will work even if the libraries used by zsh on your system are broken at some point in the future. For this reason, some people consider it "more robust" if you have a habit of breaking things so badly that you regularly reach for your Installation USB to repair an OS via a Live Session.

    If you plan on using zsh like a "normal" person, then installing just the zsh package will be sufficient.

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