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Change Shell To Bash

last updated January 11, 2017 in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, UNIX

How do I switch from a ksh shell to bash on Linux or Unix system? How to change shells on Unix-like system?

CentOS / RHEL: Install KornShell (KSH)

last updated April 1, 2017 in CentOS, KSH Shell, RedHat and Friends

I am porting ksh script from Sun/Oracle Unix to Linux. How do I install ksh (KornShell) in CentOS / Fedora / Red Hat Enterprise Linux? How do I run and test ksh script on RHEL/CentOS Linux?

FreeBSD: Install zsh Shell

last updated July 15, 2012 in FreeBSD

How do I install the Z shell ( zsh ) shell under FreeBSD 9 operating systems?

Debian / Ubuntu Linux: Install KornShell (KSH)

last updated August 9, 2013 in Debian / Ubuntu, KSH Shell, Package Management

I am porting ksh script from Sun/Oracle Unix to Debian / Ubuntu Linux based server hosted on AWS cloud. How do I install ksh (KornShell) in Debian or Ubuntu Linux server? How do I run and test ksh scripts?

Linux / UNIX: Change Bash To KSH Shell

last updated November 12, 2010 in BASH Shell, KSH Shell, Linux, UNIX

How do I change my current login shell from bash to ksh under Linux or UNIX or Apple OS X operating systems?

Linux Disable Shell / FTP Access For a User Account

last updated June 24, 2009 in BASH Shell, CentOS, csh, Debian / Ubuntu, Fedora Linux, File system, KSH Shell, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Security, Ubuntu Linux

My users will only be checking mail, and I want to disable FTP access as well as shell access under CentOS Linux. How do I disable shell (SSH) and FTP access to a new or old user under Linux without deleting user account?

FreeBSD Install BASH Shell Using pkg command

last updated May 27, 2018 in BASH Shell, FreeBSD, Package Management, Programming, User Management

I would like to Bash shell under FreeBSD for bash programming. How do I install bash shell under FreeBSD UNIX operating system?