How To Install ZSH in Kali Linux

In this article, I will show my implementations of ZSH (Z shell), which is a better shell alternative to BASH, and here I will show about themes and plugins which are suitable for everyone and how to install ZSH in Kali Linux to make terminal colorful.

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1 What is ZSH

2 Why ZSH?

3 Before installing Zsh: Dependencies

4 How To Install ZSH in Kali Linux

4.1 Install oh-my-zsh

4.1.1 oh-my-zsh Vai Curl

4.1.2 Installing oh-my-zsh Vai wget

4.1.3 Install zsh-autosuggestions

4.1.4 zsh-syntax-highlighting

5 Complete Switch from BASH to ZSH

6 Change the Zsh Themes

7 Selecting a Theme

8 Oh-My-Zsh plugins:

9 Enabling Plugins

10 Important Things To Remember:

11 Finally

What is ZSH

Zsh also is known as Z shell, is a Unix shell that that is an extended version of the Bourne Shell (sh), with many new features and supports many plugins and themes. It is the best alternative to Bash with a cool and stylish shell interface including some features of Bash. ksh and tcsh.

Why ZSH?

ZSH is an awesome shell that just makes everything a bit simpler with its plugins like auto-suggestions, syntax-completing tasks, etc. ZSH has many features like autosuggestion, spelling correction, auto jump, syntax-highlighting, or many more plugins and theme support.

Before installing Zsh: Dependencies

Packages that are supportive to Zsh you need to install it:

zsh – ZSH shell.
Oh My Zsh – it is an open-source, community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration
zsh-syntax-highlighting – This package provides syntax highlighting for the shell Zsh.
zsh-autosuggestions – It suggests commands as you type based on history and completions.

$ sudo apt install zsh

After installing the Zsh we have to install the Oh My Zsh for cool themes and plugins.

Install oh-my-zsh

oh-my-zsh Vai Curl

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

Installing oh-my-zsh Vai wget

$ sh -c "$(wget https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh -O -)"

Install 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

Complete Switch from BASH to ZSH

Now we have to completely switch Bash to Zsh so you have to type the following command:

$ chsh -s /bin/zsh <username>

And after that, you have to logout from the current user and log in again. Your Zsh is installed. You can check by this:

$ sudo nano /etc/passwd

Here you can check your user at the end from /bin/bash to /bin/zsh. So now your user shell completely changed Bash to Zsh.

Change the Zsh Themes

Now you have installed all the dependencies which are required, so now we will change the ZSH theme you have to edit the .zshrc file to change the themes.

$ sudo nano /home/username/.zshrc

Selecting a Theme

Oh-My-Zsh is the main plugin framework for ZSH, and it comes with many pre-built plugins and themes, you have to just change the name of the theme ZSH_THEME=”pygmalion” and your Zsh theme will be changed.

3den.zsh-theme                 Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
Soliah.zsh-theme               fixed rvm warning
adben.zsh-theme                use https everywhere (#6574)
af-magic.zsh-theme          af-magic: fix virtualenv prompt suffix
afowler.zsh-theme              avoid forking subshell to test if user is root
agnoster.zsh-theme            agnoster: fix bzr prompt with breezy installed (#8646)
alanpeabody.zsh-theme    Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
amuse.zsh-theme              Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
apple.zsh-theme                Clean up appearance lib file and redundant `colors`
arrow.zsh-theme               use https everywhere (#6574)
aussiegeek.zsh-theme      aussiegeek theme (include showing rvm prompt)
avit.zsh-theme                avit: fix prompt sequence (fixes #8678)
awesomepanda.zsh-theme Fixes incorrect prompt arrow color
bira.zsh-theme                bira: move virtualenv information (#8266)
blinks.zsh-theme             blinks theme works with light and dark Solarized
bureau.zsh-theme            Use `grep -q` for silent behavior
candy-kingdom.zsh-theme Detect dependency plugins in candy-kingdom and kiwi themes
candy.zsh-theme            localization support for clock in candy theme
clean.zsh-theme             use https everywhere (#6574)
cloud.zsh-theme             [cloud theme] add a space (#3215)
crcandy.zsh-theme          crcandy: use 24h format in prompt (#7926)
crunch.zsh-theme            Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
cypher.zsh-theme           Fix graphical bug in cypher theme when return status is non-zero
dallas.zsh-theme            Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
darkblood.zsh-theme      Fixed darkblood theme as in issue #23.
daveverwer.zsh-theme    New theme "daveverwer", based on "geoffgarside".
dieter.zsh-theme            Change all hostname calls for $HOST or $SHORT_HOST
dogenpunk.zsh-theme    Fix git emptiness check in dogenpunk theme (#5329)
dpoggi.zsh-theme          Added 'dpoggi' theme
dst.zsh-theme                 themes: fix prompt verbosity on window resize
dstufft.zsh-theme          Fix tilde substitution in theme prompts
duellj.zsh-theme           use https everywhere (#6574)
eastwood.zsh-theme      Move current_branch() from git plugin to core lib/git.zsh
edvardm.zsh-theme      added my theme
emotty.zsh-theme          Fix emotty theme when using zsh 5.2 (#5998)
essembeh.zsh-theme    Remove all copyright information in themes. Closes #2587
evan.zsh-theme            Change description for Evan's theme to something neutral (#6304)
fino-time.zsh-theme    Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
fino.zsh-theme              Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
fishy.zsh-theme            Fix showing aws prompt for theme fishy
fletcherm.zsh-theme    add fletcherm theme; a slightly modified copy of an old tonotdo theme
fox.zsh-theme              Remove all copyright information in themes. Closes #2587
frisk.zsh-theme            Modification to the frisk theme to work with the BZR lib
frontcube.zsh-theme  Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
funky.zsh-theme          use https everywhere (#6574)
gallifrey.zsh-theme      Actions to take after repository migration is complete (#8394)
gallois.zsh-theme        Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
gentoo.zsh-theme        themes: fix prompt verbosity on window resize
gnzh.zsh-theme            Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
intheloop.zsh-theme    Remove all copyright information in themes. Closes #2587
itchy.zsh-theme            Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
jaischeema.zsh-theme Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()(How to install zsh in kali linux)
kiwi.zsh-theme              Detect dependency plugins in candy-kingdom and kiwi themes
kolo.zsh-theme            Clean up appearance lib file and redundant `colors` calls in other files
lukerandall.zsh-theme use https everywhere (#6574)
macovsky.zsh-theme Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
maran.zsh-theme        Remove duplicate space on the maran theme (#7454)
mira.zsh-theme          Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
nebirhos.zsh-theme    nebirhos: use short hostname in prompt
norm.zsh-theme          norm: add hg prompt (#6725)
pygmalion.zsh-theme Use safer append to hook function arrays (#8406)
random.zsh-theme      random: remove random theme from possible themes
refined.zsh-theme      refined: reset command exec time (#6117)
robbyrussell.zsh-theme robbyrussell: restore prompt spacing (#8148)
sunrise.zsh-theme      Upgrade some URLs to HTTPS (#8202)
superjarin.zsh-theme  Merge simplified superjarin theme
suvash.zsh-theme        Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
tjkirch.zsh-theme        themes: fix prompt verbosity on window resize
tjkirch_mod.zsh-theme  themes: fix prompt verbosity on window resize
tonotdo.zsh-theme        use https everywhere (#6574)
wedisagree.zsh-theme  Themes: switch to using ruby_prompt_info()
wuffers.zsh-theme          adding rbenv support to all the rvm themes
xiong-chiamiov-plus.zsh-theme use https everywhere (#6574)
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zhann.zsh-theme Clean up appearance lib file and redundant `colors` calls in other files

Oh-My-Zsh plugins:

Oh My Zsh comes with a large number of plugins to take advantage of. You can take a look at the plugins directory ls /home/techdhee/.oh-my-zsh/plugins

Enabling Plugins

Once you select a plugin that you want to use with Oh My Zsh, you have to enable them in the .zshrc file. Open it with your favorite text editor and you have to see a spot to list all the plugins you want to load.

$ sudo nano /home/username/.zshrc

plugins= 
(
git
zsh-autosuggestions
zsh-syntax-highlighting
)

Save the file and use the new shell with a new theme and plugins.

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