Customizing Your Shell¶

Try and choose one of shells¶

shell is the main interface for us to interact with the system. There are various shells, and they are highly customizable. Please try some of them, and find the best one for you.

Shell	Description
bash	default one
zsh	slightly more sophistcated
fish	relatively new one

Installation on Ubuntu¶

zsh:

$ sudo apt install zsh

A User’s Guide to ZSH

fish:

$ sudo apt install fish

Tutorial

Change your default shell¶

Please use chsh command (example change the default shell from bash to zsh):

$ chsh
Password:
Changing the login shell for student
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
      Login Shell [/bin/bash]: /usr/bin/zsh

Customize your shell¶

There are many customizable factors in shell implementations. This time, please try to change the appearance of your shell.