Launch a terminal from your desktop’s application menu and you will see the bash shell. There are other shells, but most Linux distributions use bash by default. Press Enter after typing a command to run it. Note that you don’t need to add an .exe or anything like that – programs don’t have file extensions on Linux.

How do I start bash shell?

Start Bash in Windows 10

Click Start, All Apps, under the letter B click Bash on Ubuntu for Windows. Press Windows key + X then click Command prompt, at the command prompt, type: bash then hit Enter.

How do I go to bash in Linux?

To check for Bash on your computer, you can type “bash” into your open terminal, like shown below, and hit the enter key. Note that you will only get a message back if the command is not successful. If the command is successful, you will simply see a new line prompt waiting for more input.