Oh My Zsh configuration & installation guide

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Install prerequisite packages (ZSH, powerline & powerline fonts)

sudo apt install zsh
sudo apt-get install powerline fonts-powerline

Clone the Oh My Zsh Repo

git clone https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git ~/.oh-my-zsh

Create a New ZSH configuration file

cp ~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc

Install PowerLevel9k!

git clone https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k.git ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/powerlevel9k

Set up a theme for your Terminal — Open .zshrc File using gedit editor

gedit .zshrc

And change and put these lines :

ZSH_THEME="powerlevel9k/powerlevel9k"
POWERLEVEL9K_DISABLE_RPROMPT=true
POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ON_NEWLINE=false
POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_LAST_PROMPT_PREFIX="▶"
POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_FIRST_PROMPT_PREFIX=""

Change Default Shell

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Syntax Highlighting

Clone the ZSH Syntax Highlighting git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git "$HOME/.zsh-syntax-highlighting" --depth 1

Add syntax-highlighting in .zshrc Configuration

echo "source $HOME/.zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh" >> "$HOME/.zshrc"