Installing ZSH

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Musen edited this page Aug 10, 2016 · 12 revisions

Zsh?

Oh-My-Zsh is a framework for Zsh, the Z shell.

In order for Oh-My-Zsh to work, Zsh must be installed.
- Please run zsh --version to confirm.
- Expected result: zsh 4.3.9 or more recent
Additionally, Zsh should be set as your default shell.
- Please run echo $SHELL from a new terminal to confirm.
- Expected result: /bin/zsh

Installing Zsh

If necessary, follow these steps to install Zsh:

There are two main ways to install Zsh

with the package manager of your choice (e.g. sudo apt-get install zsh) or
from source, following instructions from the Zsh FAQ

Verify installation by running zsh --version. Expected result: zsh 4.3.9 or more recent.
Make it your default shell: chsh -s $(which zsh)

Note that this will not work if Zsh is not in your authorized shells list (/etc/shells) or if you don't have permission to use chsh. If that's the case you'll need to use a different procedure.

Log out and login back again to use your new default shell.
Test that it worked with echo $SHELL. Expected result: /bin/zsh