How to log in automatically to /bin/bash as the default shell in Deepin OS

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Problem

How to log in automatically to /bin/bash as the default shell in Deepin OS

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Solution

Check your OS

In the terminal, you can check your operating system by running the following command

lsb_release -a

The solution provided by this article was tested using Deepin Os 20.7. You can check it out if works in your operating system.

You'll see something like this

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Check your default shell

In the terminal, you can check your default shell in Deepin OS by running the following command

echo $SHELL

You should be able to see something like this

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Open bash_profile

Open the home directory. Press CTRL + H.

Open the file .bash_profile with your favorite text editor. I use sublime text.

You should see something like this

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Login shell

Add the following line to the file

exec /bin/bash

This line instructs Deepin OS to execute /bin/bash as the login shell when you log in.

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Restart the terminal

After following these steps, Deepin OS will automatically start a login shell session with /bin/bash as the default shell each time you log in to your user account.

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Celebrate

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Final thoughts

I hope this article helped you. Let me know if you have any questions.

Your thoughts, suggestions and corrections are more than welcome.

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Hope to see you next time.

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