How to switch from bash to zsh with Terminator and PhpStorm

Аs the main OS I use Ubuntu with bash. I wanted to change default Unix shell bash to zsh. Zsh is like bash but with blackjack and hookers improvements and new features.

Here is gist file from renshuki that I google. It installs Terminator, zsh and Agnoster Theme for zsh.

Install Terminator (shell)


sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome-terminator
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install terminator

Terminator should be setup as default now. Restart your terminal (shortcut: “Ctrl+Alt+T”).

Install ZSH


sudo apt-get install zsh

Restart your terminal. Choose option 2 for Z Shell configuration.
Don’t forget to migrate your previous configurations (RVM, Rbenv...) from .bashrc to .zshrc

Install Oh My ZSH


cd
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Setup missing fonts (powerline)

Install powerline font


cd
wget https://github.com/powerline/powerline/raw/develop/font/PowerlineSymbols.otf
wget https://github.com/powerline/powerline/raw/develop/font/10-powerline-symbols.conf
mv PowerlineSymbols.otf ~/.fonts/
mkdir -p .config/fontconfig/conf.d #if directory doesn't exists

Clean fonts cache

fc-cache -vf ~/.fonts/

Move config file


mv 10-powerline-symbols.conf ~/.config/fontconfig/conf.d/

Configure ZSH


vim ~/.zshrc

Theme

Change [ZSH_THEME=“robbyrussell”] to [ZSH_THEME=“agnoster”]

ZSH_THEME="agnoster"

Change theme colors to solarize

dconf

is required if you don’t already have it.


sudo apt-get install dconf-cli
git clone git://github.com/sigurdga/gnome-terminal-colors-solarized.git ~/.solarized
cd ~/.solarized
./install.sh

  • I recommend you option 1 (dark theme) which is just great.
  • Choose option 1 to download seebi’ dircolors-solarized

After installation, open .zshrc and add the line:

eval `dircolors ~/.dir_colors/dircolors`

To activate dark solarize theme in Terminator just right click on the terminal,

Preferences>Profiles>Colors>Foreground and Background>Built-in schemes: Solarized dark
Preferences>Profiles>Colors>Palette>Built-in schemes: Solarized

Restart Terminator and you’re done!

Enable zsh in PhpStorm

Go to the

File>Settings>Tools>Terminal

and set Shell path to the /usr/bin/zsh:

That’s it!

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1 comment
Robin 2018

I can’t get the special characters to work in PhpStorm. Also, the colors are totally different from my main ubuntu terminal... Some help? :)

Egor Zotov 2018

Yep sure! What is your issue?
P.S. Now I have the pure prompt for ZSH