# How To: Getting Started with the Linux Shell

**URL:** <https://www.wago.community/t/how-to-getting-started-with-the-linux-shell/83>\
**Category:** Getting Started\
**Tags:** how-to, linux\
**Created:** [May 27, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://www.wago.community/t/how-to-getting-started-with-the-linux-shell/83 "2022-05-27T20:59:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![wagojesse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.wago.community/wagojesse/32/8_2.png) [@wagojesse](https://www.wago.community/u/wagojesse)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://www.wago.community/t/how-to-getting-started-with-the-linux-shell/83/1 "2022-05-27T20:59:28Z")

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The Linux shell is a powerful tool that will allow you to make use of tools like:

- Docker
- Scripting Tools (i.e. Python, BASH)
- Executables
- Config-Tools
- etc…

This guide will show you how to get connected with the SSH server on all of WAGO’s Linux based devices.  
[Quickstart - Linux Shell.pdf](https://www.wago.community/uploads/short-url/vDcxNMi0LbmFTs4NPo0KZOGLvce.pdf) (2.8 MB)

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**Author:** ![espenbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@espenbo](https://www.wago.community/u/espenbo)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.wago.community/t/how-to-getting-started-with-the-linux-shell/83/2 "2022-07-26T19:29:00Z")

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Hello.  
I was trying out the wago edge computer. The debian install on the computer was on german. All the help info was in german. I tride to follow diffrent howtos on how to change languages and keybord setup.

I think that would be a nice thing to have in youre Quick start.

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**Author:** ![WagoKurt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.wago.community/wagokurt/32/11_2.png) [@WagoKurt](https://www.wago.community/u/WagoKurt)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.wago.community/t/how-to-getting-started-with-the-linux-shell/83/3 "2022-07-26T20:47:16Z")

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Hello and welcome to the forum!

This command will set the language to english. You can modify the script for your desired language however.

`> git clone https://github.com/jessejamescox/wago-edgecpu-language-switcher.git && sh wago-edgecpu-language-switcher/switcher.sh`

The source code is here:

> **[GitHub - jessejamescox/wago-edgecpu-language-switcher: Quickly set the...](https://github.com/jessejamescox/wago-edgecpu-language-switcher)**
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> Quickly set the language to english and the keyboard layout to US format for the WAGO Edge Computer - GitHub - jessejamescox/wago-edgecpu-language-switcher: Quickly set the language to english and ...

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**Author:** ![espenbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@espenbo](https://www.wago.community/u/espenbo)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://www.wago.community/t/how-to-getting-started-with-the-linux-shell/83/4 "2022-07-26T20:59:38Z")

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Thank you. I will try it on the next edge computer I have 😃