Enabling ZSH on Ubuntu

zsh.md

Reference

• https://youtu.be/y-w-gamp4U0

Install and Config

1. ZSH

   sudo apt install zsh -y

   sudo apt-get install powerline fonts-powerline -y

   chsh -s /bin/zsh

2. Reboot Terminal Ubuntu

   1. Type q

3. Install Oh My ZSH

   sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

4. Reboot Terminal Ubuntu

5. Install ZSH Syntax Highlighting

   git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

6. Access ZSH Auto Suggestions

   git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

7. Access Spaceship ZSH

   git clone https://github.com/spaceship-prompt/spaceship-prompt.git "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt" --depth=1

   ln -s "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt/spaceship.zsh-theme" "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship.zsh-theme"

8. Open file .zshrc

   nano ~/.zshrc

   1. Change ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell" to:

      ZSH_THEME="spaceship"
      

   2. Change plugins=(git) to:

      plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting)
      

   3. Save file and exit (ctrl+O and ctrl+X)

9. Reboot Terminal Ubuntu