This time we've used chsh with the-soption, which changes the login shell directly (doesn't run in an interactive mode). Here,SHELLis the new shell (e.g./bin/zsh) andUSERNAMEis the user for which you're changing
The usermod command is used for modifying a user’s account details, stored in the /etc/passwd file and the -s or --shell option is used to change the user’s login shell. In this example, we’ll first check user tecmint’s account information to view his default login shell and the...
The Software Center is a graphical application that lets you install software without the need for command-line, although it uses the same APT tool for doing so. Here you can browse for applications in the repositories and install them. Ubuntu comes with literally thousand of programs and games...
Set WSL2 default shell (Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS) to something other than Bash. [I primarily use non-POSIX shells like Fish, Nushell, and Elvish.] Enable Remote Tunnel with Microsoft account on Windows 11 with WSL2. Sign in to Microsoft account on vscode.dev, connect to Remote Tunnel, see th...
Once done with the installation, you need to do a little configuration setup (if you haven’t done it already). First,change the shellby typingzshin the terminal to get a prompt like this. zsh If you want to explore the options choose 1 and set it up. But I would recommend choosing...
Example: Setting defaultrunstep options for a job jobs:job1:runs-on:ubuntu-latestdefaults:run:shell:bashworking-directory:./scripts
dash: The Debian Alquist Shell is thedefault shell scriptin Ubuntu. Whilebashis the default login and interactive shell,dashis used to run system processes because it’s much lighter thanbash. zsh:The Z shellis a modern take on thebashfamily of shells. It offers neat improvements, like com...
I often find myself looking up the ssh command-line parameters used in kitchen login [instance] to run inspec shell against it. Wouldn't it be great if this could be easier? srenatus added the enhancement label Jan 21, 2016 Collaborator chris-rock commented Jan 21, 2016 +1 same here...
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In most Linux distributions, including Ubuntu,the default shell isbash. It does a great job and is very capable. However, another shell might offer a time-saving difference that would have a big impact on your workflow. You'll never know if you don't look!