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# Changing Shell # Changing Shell
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. When using a terminal session to perform command-line activities, a Unix shell is used to interpret commands. The default shell on Solus is Bash, however changing your shell may enable additional features and functionality.
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. Solus makes available other shells via our repository, with a full list available in `/usr/share/defaults/etc/shells`. Common shells, aside from Bash, are:
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 :
- Dash - Dash
- Fish - [Fish](https://fishshell.com/)
- Zsh - [Zsh](http://zsh.sourceforge.net/)
A list of available shells on Solus is in `/usr/share/defaults/etc/shells`. ## Installation
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. In order to use a shell different from Bash, you may need to install the respective package for the shell to be able to work. You will find thoses packages in the Software-Center within the *System utilities* category, or via the command-line with `sudo eopkg install <Name of the Shell>`.
You can also install those packages from the command-line with `sudo eopkg install <Name of the Shell>`:
Example: Example:
```
``` bash
sudo eopkg install fish 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). ## Switching
The command is used with `sudo` rights to change the shell for your user session. To switch to another shell, first install the appropriate package, followed by the command `chsh` (change shell) with `sudo` to change the shell for your user session.
Example: Example:
````
``` bash
sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh $(whoami) sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh $(whoami)
``` ```