install and configure zsh

16 Jul, 2023

Install

$ sudo apt-get install zsh
$ cat /etc/shells
# ...
/bin/zsh
# ...
$ chsh -s zsh

Use Oh-My-Zsh to generate quick configuration.

Theme is configured in .zshrc, modify ZSH_THEME variable. It can also be set to “Random” to reload a random theme each time the shell restarts.

Plugins can be git cloned into ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins and add into .zshrc, the plugins=() list.

After changes to .zshrc, run source .zshrc to reload.