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Zsh And Oh-my-zsh
General Information
Setting up great looking terminals with zsh, oh-my-zsh and theming.
Checklist
- Fedora 28, Ubuntu 16.04 or Enterprise Linux 7
Install ZSH
Install zsh.
- Fedora
sudo dnf install zsh
- Ubuntu
sudo apt install zsh
- EL 7
sudo yum install zsh
Set ZSH As Default Login Shell
Configure zsh as your default login shell.
- Fedora, Ubuntu, EL 7
- Change shell
chsh -s $(which zsh)
- Log out and back in
- Verify
echo $SHELL
Note: This only works for local accounts. If you are using LDAP, you will need to set your default login shell in your LDAP user profile.
Install oh-my-zsh
Oh-My-Zsh is a framework for managing zsh configuration. It adds tons of themes and plugins to zsh.
Official site: https://ohmyz.sh/
- Install pre-reqs (git and curl)
- Fedora
sudo dnf install git curl
- Ubuntu
sudo apt install git curl
- EL 7
sudo yum install git curl
- Install oh-my-zsh
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
Configure Zsh
Configuring zsh.
Change Theme
Easily change your zsh theme.
List of all theme names/screenshots here: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Themes
- Edit zsh config
vim ~/.zshrc # Set theme name here ZSH_THEME="agnoster"
- Re-read config changes
source ~/.zshrc
Install Powerline Fonts
The powerline fonts are intended for use with the agnoster theme (they properly display certain symbols that it uses), but are a clean looking set of fonts that would be a great addition any in case.
- Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git
- Install
cd fonts ./install
- Quit your terminal and re-open it
- Configure your terminal to use a PowerLine regular font
- GNOME Terminal
- Edit > Profile Preferences
- Check “Custom font”, then click the font name
- Browse to and select a Powerline font (such as “Meslo LG L for Powerline Regular”)
- Konsole (KDE Terminal)
- Settings > Manage Profiles
- Click either “Edit Profile” or “New Profile”
- Click the “Appearance” tab, at the bottom click “Select Font…”
- Browse to and select a Powerline font. (such as “Meslo LG L for Powerline”)
- Click “OK”
Note: If Symbols aren't displaying properly, close the terminal application and re-open it for the fonts to load. (And verify you are using a Powerline font)
Install Plugin: Syntax Highlighter
The syntax highlighter plugin adds syntax highlighting to the commands you are typing.
- Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git
- Copy or move it into your oh-my-zsh plugins directory
mv zsh-syntax-highlighting ~/.oh-my-zsh/plugins/
- Enable the plugin in your zshrc config
vim ~/.zshrc # Add plugins to enable space separated plugins=(git python vi-mode z zsh-syntax-highlighting)
- Re-read config file
source ~/.zshrc