zsh

Published: 2024-02-23

Sources:

• https://itsfoss.com/zsh-ubuntu/
• https://askubuntu.com/questions/131823/how-to-make-zsh-the-default-shell

Steps to install on Ubuntu 🔗

Tested on Ubuntu 22.04

• Install zsh

  sudo apt install zsh
  

• Start zsh

  zsh
  

• Select 0 to create an empty config (This step didn’t happen for me but I’m not sure why)
• Set zsh as default shell

  chsh -s $(which zsh)
  

• Check that it is set properly (Should show zsh at end of the line)

  grep $USER /etc/passwd
  

• Logout and log back in for settings to take effect
• After logging back in open a terminal and test with this command (Really probably not necessary the prompt looks different)
• For the equivalent of .bashrc see .zshrc
• To set terminal title see my notes on that