zsh-and-oh-my-zsh-setup.md

ZSH and Oh My Zsh Setup

Zsh

Install zsh on Debian

sudo apt install zsh

Confirm Installation:

zsh --version
cat /etc/shells

Set zsh as Default Shell for current user or specific user:

chsh -s $(which zsh) <optional:username>

Verify the Default Shell:

echo $SHELL

Rollback to Bash (if needed):

chsh -s /bin/bash <optional:username>

Oh My Zsh

Install for current user

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

Plugins

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

Add the plugin to the list of plugins for Oh My Zsh to load (inside ~/.zshrc):

plugins=( 
	# other plugins...
	zsh-autosuggestions
	zsh-syntax-highlighting
)