ZSH#

installing zsh on:

• macOS

brew install zsh

• Ubuntu/Debian

sudo apt update
sudo apt install zsh -y

• Fedora

sudo dnf install zsh -y

Set Zsh as the Default Shell#

Once Zsh is installed, make it your default shell by running

chsh -s $(which zsh)

After running this command, you may need to log out and log back in or restart your terminal to apply the change.

IMPORTANT

A Nerd Font installed and enabled in your terminal

Install Oh My Zsh#

Oh My Zsh is a framework that manages Zsh configuration and makes it easy to add themes and plugins.

Install#

• curl

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

• wget

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

Starship#

Starship is a cross-shell prompt that provides a fast, customizable, and informative prompt for your terminal. When used with Zsh, it can add a visually appealing and powerful prompt that displays useful information, such as the Git branch, current directory, package version, and more.

Install Starship#

• MacOS

brew install starship

• Linux

curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh

Add Starship to Zsh Configuration#

• Open your Zsh configuration file (~/.zshrc) and add the following line at the end.

nano ~/.zshrc

if on your confg file have ZSH_THEME="" ,you can delete the zsh theme

• add this on ~/.zshrc

eval "$(starship init zsh)"

Starship Configuration file#

• create by typing

mkdir -p ~/.config && touch ~/.config/starship.toml

• copy my starship.toml.save

format = """
[ ](bold white)$hostname$kubernetes$directory$git_branch$git_commit$git_state$git_status$docker_context$package$golang$helm$java$cmake$julia$kotlin$lua$nim$nodejs$python$ruby$rust$swift$terraform$aws$gcloud$azure $battery               
[ ❯ ](bold green)"""

[aws]
symbol = "  "

[buf]
symbol = " "

[c]
symbol = " "

[conda]
symbol = " "

[dart]
symbol = " "

[directory]
read_only = " "
truncation_length = 7
truncation_symbol = "…/"

[hostname]
ssh_only = false
format = '[$hostname]($style) '
style = "blue bold"
trim_at = "."
disabled = false

[username]
style_user = "blue bold"
style_root = "red bold"
format = "[$user]($style) "
disabled = false
show_always = true

[docker_context]
symbol = " "

[elixir]
symbol = " "

[elm]
symbol = " "

[git_branch]
symbol = " "

[git_status]
ahead = "⇡🏎💨${count}"
diverged = "⇕⇡😵${ahead_count}⇣${behind_count}"
behind = "⇣😰${count}"
conflicted = "🏳 "
untracked = "🤷"
stashed = "📦"
modified = "📝"
staged = '[++\($count\)](green)'
renamed = "👅"
deleted ="🗑 "

[golang]
symbol = " "

[haskell]
symbol = " "

[hg_branch]
symbol = " "

[java]
symbol = " "

[julia]
symbol = " "

[lua]
symbol = " "

[memory_usage]
symbol = " "

[meson]
symbol = "喝 "

[nim]
symbol = " "

[nix_shell]
symbol = " "

[nodejs]
symbol = " "

[package]
symbol = " "

[python]
symbol = " "

[rlang]
symbol = "ﳒ "

[ruby]
symbol = " "

[rust]
symbol = " "

[scala]
symbol = " "

[spack]
symbol = "🅢 "

[battery]
full_symbol = "🔋"
charging_symbol = "🔌 "
discharging_symbol = "⚡️"

[[battery.display]]  # "bold red" style when capacity is between 0% and 10%
threshold = 10
style = "bold red"

[[battery.display]]  # "bold yellow" style when capacity is between 10% and 30%
threshold = 30
style = "bold yellow"

[[battery.display]]
threshold = 100
style = "bold g

Fastfetch#

Fastfetch is a command-line tool for displaying system information in a visually appealing way, similar to tools like Neofetch. It’s highly customizable, allowing you to configure the colors, layout, and displayed information to suit your preferences. Here’s how to set up and configure Fastfetch.

Install Fastfetch#

• MacOS

brew install fastfetch

• Ubuntu/Debian

sudo apt update
sudo apt install fastfetch -y

• Archlinux

sudo pacman -S fastfetch

Configure via Configuration File#

For persistent configuration, create a configuration file. On Linux and macOS, this file should be placed in ~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc

• To create the config file

mkdir -p ~/.config/fastfetch
touch ~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc

• and then copy my config.jsonc

{
    "$schema": "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/raw/dev/doc/json_schema.json",
    "logo": {
        "type": "builtin",
        "color": {
            "1": "white",
            "2": "cyan"
        }
    },
    "display": {
        "separator": " → ",
        "color": "cyan"
    },
    "modules": [
        {
            "type": "custom", // HardwareStart
            "format": "┌─────────── \u001b[1mHardware Information\u001b[0m ───────────┐" // \u001b is \033, or \e
        },
        {
            "type": "host",
            "key": "  󰌢"
        },
        {
            "type": "cpu",
            "key": "  "
        },
        {
            "type": "gpu",
            "detectionMethod": "pci",
            "key": "  "
        },
        {
            "type": "display",
            "key": "  󱄄"
        },
        {
            "type": "memory",
            "key": "  "
        },
        {
            "type": "custom", // SoftwareStart
            "format": "├─────────── \u001b[1mSoftware Information\u001b[0m ───────────┤"
        },
        {
            "type": "os",
            "key": "  " // Just get your distro's logo off nerdfonts.com,
        },
        {
            "type": "kernel",
            "key": "  ",
            "format": "{1} {2}"
        },
        {
            "type": "wm",
            "key": "  "
        },
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "key": "  "
        },
        {
            "type": "custom",
            "format": "|──────────────\u001b[1mUptime / Age\u001b[0m──────────────────|"
        },
        {
            "type": "command",
            "key": "  OS Age ",
            "keyColor": "magenta",
            "text": "birth_install=$(stat -c %W /); current=$(date +%s); time_progression=$((current - birth_install)); days_difference=$((time_progression / 86400)); echo $days_difference days"
        },
        {
            "type": "uptime",
            "key": "  Uptime ",
            "keyColor": "magenta"
        },
        {
            "type": "custom", // InformationEnd
            "format": "└────────────────────────────────────────────┘"
        },
        {
            "type": "colors",
            "paddingLeft": 2,
            "symbol": "circle"
        }
    ]
}

Fastfetch Startup#

• open your ~/.zshrc add this:

fastfetch

Done#