Ubuntu
dash package

/bin/sh links to /bin/dash

Bug #99680 reported by Superkatze
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dash (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: dash

shouldn't /bin/sh link to bash (the default shell) instead of dash?

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 1 10:48:13 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Uname: Linux matthias 2.6.20-13-generic #2 SMP Sun Mar 25 00:21:25 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

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William Grant (wgrant) wrote : Re: [Bug 99680] /bin/sh links to /bin/dash

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Steve_McGarrett wrote:
> shouldn't /bin/sh link to bash (the default shell) instead of dash?

No. It is deliberately like this for performance reasons.
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Micah Cowan (micahcowan)
Changed in dash:
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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