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# Changing Shell # Changing Shell
A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter or shell that provides a traditional user interface for the Unix operating system and for Unix-like systems. When using a terminal session to do stuff from the command-line you're in fact using a Shell. It is an interpreter with an interface for users to interact with. It undertands what you write and processes the command and its related tasks.
Users direct the operation of the computer by entering commands as text for a command line interpreter to execute or by creating text scripts of one or more such commands.
A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter that provides an interface and functionalities for your terminal. The most known and used shell in Linux is *bash* as it comes installed and activated on most distribution out-of-the-box. A Unix shell is a command-line interpreter that provides an interface and functionalities for your terminal, one of the most fundamental tool in a Operative System.
With a shell you are able to do a lot of tasks from the command-line :
- Listing files in a directory with the command `ls`
- Creating a directory with the command `mkdir`
- Moving a file with `mv`
- Launching a software from the command-line (`firefox` for example)
- And a lot more useful things that you can do with a graphical interface
The most known and used shell in Linux is *bash* as it comes installed and activated on most distribution out-of-the-box.
Other shells exist, such as : Other shells exist, such as :
- Dash - Dash
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A list of available shells on Solus is in `/usr/share/defaults/etc/shells`. A list of available shells on Solus is in `/usr/share/defaults/etc/shells`.
In order to use a shell different from _Bash_ you will have to install the proper package for the shell to be able to work. You will find thoses packages in the Software-Center within the _System utilities_ category.
You can also install those packages from the command-line with `sudo eopkg install <Name of the Shell>`:
Example:
```
sudo eopkg install fish
```
If you want to switch from *bash* to another shell in your terminal you have to use the command `chsh` to do that (alongside installing the proper package for your shell). If you want to switch from *bash* to another shell in your terminal you have to use the command `chsh` to do that (alongside installing the proper package for your shell).
The command is used with `sudo` rights to change the shell for your user session. The command is used with `sudo` rights to change the shell for your user session.
Exemple: Example:
```` ````
sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh $(whoami) sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh $(whoami)
``` ```