Install Z-shell and Oh My Zsh on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
# install ZSH
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y zsh
# Set ZSH as default shell
chsh -s $(which zsh)
# logout and log back in for the shell change to take effect..
# confirm shell has been changed
echo $SHELL # /usr/bin/zsh
# instll oh-my-zsh
sh -c "$(wget -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
As part of the installation, it'll ask you if you want to change your default shell to zsh. Say yes.
The ~/.bashrc is replaced with ~/.zshrc. And the default installation location is ~/.oh-my-zsh, this is where you install themes and plugins.
Aliases
- You can get a list of all active aliases by running
alias - New aliases can be defined at the end of
~/.zshrc, although it's recommended that you add them inside your ZSH_CUSTOM folder. - You can creates an
aliases.zshfile in the ZSH_CUSTOM folder - Files in the ZSH_CUSTOM folder are loaded by the init script, in alphabetical order
Since i already had a .bash_aliases file, i just copied the contents over
touch ~/.oh-my-zsh/aliases.zsh
cat ~/.bash_aliases >> ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/aliases.zsh
source ~/.zshrc
You can then confirm your aliases are loaded with alias.
NOTE: You may have to go over your aliases file and change the double quotes to single quotes.. something about execution at run time or some such
Installing plugins
plugins=(git cp colored-man-pages colorize)
Installing themes
I have my own theme that i install on every system..
export ZSH_THEME="amnastic"
ZSH_CUSTOM