Apart from bash, there are other shell programs that can be installed on Linux machines such as ksh, zsh, and csh. In most Linux systems, you will find bash (Bourne Again SHell) installed and is the default, Bash is an enhanced version of Unix shell program sh (shell). The shell is a command-line interface program that takes commands from the user as an input, processes the command, and prints out the output to the display. Say you are new to Linux world and just installed Linux desktop and now you would like to fire up terminal window and start issuing commands, but wait you don’t know how to access a terminal window in Linux, in this article I will walk you through how to open a Linux terminal window and set up a keyboard shortcut for easier access.īefore I begin, allow me to explain the basic differences between a shell and a terminal emulator.
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