Setup Terminal⚓︎

Install ZSH⚓︎

sudo apt install zsh

# If on Mac, install homebrew
# https://brew.sh/
brew install zsh

Make ZSH the default shell⚓︎

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Restart your terminal to see the change. Check if you are using ZSH:

echo $SHELL
# Should output => /usr/bin/zsh

Install Oh-My-ZSH⚓︎

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Restart your terminal.

Install powerlevel10k theme⚓︎

git clone https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/powerlevel10k

Install Nerd Fonts⚓︎

Download Firacode Nerd Font
Open font file ending in .ttf and click install font
Go to your terminal settings and select the font you just installed i.e. Fira Code Nerd Font

Refer to this guide if you want to install other custom fonts.

Install ZSH Plugins⚓︎

# Install zsh-autosuggestions
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

# Install zsh-syntax-highlighting
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

Edit your `.zshrc`⚓︎

Open ~/.zshrc in code editor of your choice
Find the line that says ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"
Change the line to ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"

Look for the line that says plugins=(...) and update the line with the following (only add the plugins you want):

plugins=(
  adb                           # adb completions
  archlinux                     # archlinux completions / helpers
  asdf                          # asdf completions
  autojump                      # 'j' command for smart cd
  aws                           # aws completions
  colored-man-pages             # colorize man pages
  common-aliases                # common-aliases for ls, file-handling, find, etc.
  copybuffer                    # binds ctrl-o to copy currently typed cmd
  docker                        # docker aliases
  docker-compose                # docker-compose aliases
  fancy-ctrl-z                  # ctrl-z opens/closes vim
  fzf                           # fzf autocompletions & bindings
  gh                            # github cli
  git                           # git alias/completions
  git-extras                    # awesome git scripts
  gitfast                       # faster git
  gpg-agent                     # enables gpg agent if not running
  helm                          # helm autocompletions
  httpie                        # httpie autocompletions
  kubectl                       # kubectl completions/aliases
  minikube                      # minikube completions
  npm                           # npm aliases
  pnpm                          # pnpm aliases (custom: https://github.com/ntnyq/omz-plugin-pnpm)
  poetry                        # python poetry autocompletions
  python                        # python aliases
  ripgrep                       # ripgrep autocompletions
  rsync                         # rsync aliases
  systemd                       # systemd aliases
  systemadmin                   # aliases/functions to make system admin's life easier
  tmux                          # tmux completions/aliases
  urltools                      # urlencode and urldecode strings
  yarn                          # yarn completions/aliases
  zoxide                        # initializes zoxide (smart cd with 'z')
  zsh-autosuggestions           # zsh auto suggestions
  zsh-interactive-cd            # interactive tab completion for cd
  zsh-navigation-tools          # set of zsh nav tools (n-history, n-cd, n-kill, n-list)
  zsh-syntax-highlighting       # zsh syntax highlighting !! must be last
)

Save and close the file

If you face any errors after restarting the terminal, please comment out or install the missing plugins manually from your .zshrc.

Setup powerlevel10k⚓︎

# Setup powerlevel10k (p10k)
p10k configure

You will be asked to select theme options. It will be similar to the screenshot below:

powerlevel10k