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How do I make Bash my default shell on Ubuntu?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 2026232259 views
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Problem

I have a in my home directory, but it isn't getting run on login. If I do the following, then things seem to be as I expect: But normally that all happens on login. Thoughts?

Error Output

ssh myhost
bash
source ~/.bash_profile

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Fix for: How do I make Bash my default shell on Ubuntu?

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Use: Enter your password and state the path to the shell you want to use. For Bash that would be . For Zsh that would be .

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