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I don't know why there are "login" and "non-login" shells in the first place, and i'm not very eager to know.

The fact is that the RVM and NVM software that i use frequently require login shells, and Konsole starts a non-login shell.

This forces me to submit a bash -l command every time i start a Konsole.

How do i make Konsole start in login shell mode by default?

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The Konsole Handbook:

Konsole doesn’t provide convenience for running login shell, because developers don’t like the idea of running login shell in a terminal emulator.

Of course, users still can run login shell in Konsole if they really need to. Edit the profile in use and modify its command to the form of starting a login shell explicitly, such as "bash -l" and "zsh -l".

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  • Thanks for the solution! I was surprised that my .zprofile wasn't being run in Konsole. I wonder whether it's true that "developers don't like the idea of running login shell in a terminal emulator"?
    – Steven Shaw
    May 11, 2015 at 1:31
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    Probably because the login shell is supposed to be the one that is run when you login, not every time you open a new terminal. Difference between Login Shell and Non-Login Shell?
    – bain
    May 11, 2015 at 15:24
  • I don't by the idea of not running the login shell in new tabs being what MOST developer don't want. I did want to add that the command option is on the General page of the settings dialog.
    – boatcoder
    Jul 30, 2015 at 16:20
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    yea, kde Konsole - right click -> Edit Current Profile -> General -> Command : /bin/bash -l
    – Alexey
    Mar 12, 2021 at 12:40
  • @Alexey thanks, it works
    – Rγσ ξηg Lιαη Ημ
    May 7, 2021 at 19:05

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