Making ZSH the default shell on Ubuntu 20.04

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ZSH is an alternative command line shell that includes some features like spelling correction, cd automation, better theme, and plugin support. You can replace Bash with ZSH like following:

sudo apt-get install zsh

Setting ZSH as default login shell

sudo usermod -s /usr/bin/zsh $(whoami)

Opening a new terminal window will show you a dialog where you can configure your initial ZSH config (Option 2 recommended).

Afterwards you can install the plugin manager Oh-My-ZSH Show archive.org snapshot and select a proper theme Show archive.org snapshot .

Further configurations:

Last edit
About 3 years ago
Emanuel
License
Source code in this card is licensed under the MIT License.
Posted by Emanuel to makandra dev (2021-02-25 14:10)