Installing Oh My Zsh on Ubuntu
Linux and Development
🐚 Installing Oh My Zsh on Ubuntu
Hello everyone! 👋
Today I’ll show you how to install Oh My Zsh on the Zsh shell in Ubuntu.
Why do I use it?
Because it makes the terminal cleaner — especially the path display — and it also helps me track Git status in my repos at a glance.
⚙️ Installation Steps
1. Install Zsh
sudo apt-get install zsh
2. Install Git
Oh My Zsh uses Git during installation, so we need it:
sudo apt-get install git-core
3. Download and Run the Oh My Zsh Installer
wget https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh -O - | zsh
4. Set Zsh as the Default Shell
chsh -s $(which zsh)
5. Install Syntax Highlighting Plugin
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git \
${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting
6. Install Auto-Suggestions Plugin
git clone git://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions \
$ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
7. Enable Plugins in .zshrc
Edit the .zshrc configuration file:
nano ~/.zshrc
Find the plugins= line and replace it with:
plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting)
📷 Example screenshot:

8. Apply the Changes
Reload the shell configuration:
source ~/.zshrc
🎉 You're Done!
Now your terminal is cleaner, smarter, and Git-aware. Don’t forget to leave a comment if you found this helpful.
See you next time! 👋