Enhance Your Terminal with Oh-My-Zsh

Oh-My-Zsh is a terminal enhancement tool that lets you customize themes and plugins. It makes working in the terminal much more enjoyable. Let me jot down how to install it.

1. Install Zsh

sudo apt install zsh -y

2. Install Oh-My-Zsh:

The installer will ask whether you want to switch to Zsh. You can also switch manually with chsh -s $(which zsh), then verify your current shell with echo $SHELL (you may need to reconnect to your server).

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

3. Download the recommended font, install it, and set your terminal font to MesloLGS NF:

   BASHCopy

   wget https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k-media/raw/master/MesloLGS%20NF%20Regular.ttf &&
   wget https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k-media/raw/master/MesloLGS%20NF%20Bold.ttf  &&
   wget https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k-media/raw/master/MesloLGS%20NF%20Italic.ttf  &&
   wget https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k-media/raw/master/MesloLGS%20NF%20Bold%20Italic.ttf
   

4. Remove the downloaded font files and install the theme and plugins:

# remove the installed font
rm -rf MesloLGS*.ttf

# powerlevel10k
git clone https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/powerlevel10k
# zsh-autosuggestions
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
# zsh-syntax-highlighting
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

# edit the zshrc
vi ~/.zshrc

# Change the theme of zsh
ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"

# Enable the plugins
plugins=(
  git
  zsh-autosuggestions
  zsh-syntax-highlighting
)

Then reconnect to your server. Normally, you'll be taken to Oh-My-Zsh's configuration.

Have fun!