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Re: How do I make 5.8 the login shell???
> Is there a trick to installing 5.8, I downloaded the tarball,
decompressed it, then did a ./configure and a make followed by “make
install”
Hi Frank!
I'm guessing that zsh 5.7.1 is located at /bin/zsh and 5.8 is located at
/usr/local/bin/zsh.
If you want to use 5.8 as your login shell, there are two things you need
to do.
First, you **must** add /usr/local/bin/zsh to /etc/shells
You can do this by typing:
sudo pico /etc/shells
and then pasting the line in, and then saving the file (control+X and then
control+Y)
Second, use `chsh -s` to change your login shell by entering this in
Terminal:
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/zsh
You will be prompted to enter your Mac's login password.
(Note: on the Mac, you can also:
1. go to System Preferences > Users & Groups
2. Click on the 'lock' icon and enter your password
3. Control+Click (or right click) on your user in the left-hand column
4. Select "Advanced Options" which will appear when you do so
>From there you can change your login shell. Obviously `chsh -s` is a bit
easier, but it's good to know your options.
## There is another option
If you don't want to deal with any of that, there is another way. You can
tell Terminal.app to use a different shell than your login shell. Open
Terminal's preferences, go to "General" and then "Shells open with" and you
can change it to /usr/local/bin/zsh
Screenshot might make it more clear:
https://i.luo.ma/ss/terminal-app-use-different-shell.png
I hope this helps!
~ Tj
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