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Using dash or ksh as default shell
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I agree with the idea of debloating and hardening your systems.
It helps to have some context as the approach I would take depends on what kind of system I'm running. I think its also good to identify your priorities to hone your approach.
When I want stability, fast security updates, minimal install size, I usually use Alpine which indeed uses the lighter busybox bin/sh instead of bash.
When it comes to my workstation shell I'm more focused on utility than size. So bash or zsh or fish, or whatever you find the most useful, makes sense to use.