How to Open Shell Prompt in Linux. The developers of Ubuntu Linux have worked hard to make their operating system easy for businesses to set up, use and maintain.

Linux only: Reader Chris writes in with an excellent tip that changes the prompt to red when using the root account from the terminal—as a reminder to be more careful. Using the tip is ...

Linux, Mac, or Windows with Cygwin: If you've ever needed to display your public IP address, or wanted to add it to your customized desktop with Geektool, a simple command has you covered. The ...

To make the prompt green when running as a normal user add this to ~/.bashrc: PS1="\[\e[32m\]\u@\h:\w\$\[\e[m\] " See the shell man page and search the web for ANSI Escape codes for more info on the ...