How to Install and Configure Z-Shell on Termux

In this Tutorial, we are going to see the Method to Install and Configure Z-Shell on Termux Terminal Emulator also styling the Z-Shell with Oh My ZSH Framework.

Configuration 🎨 - ZSH + Oh My Zsh + Termux Styling APP(Customize the Colors and Font) 😎👇

Let's Start the Installation...!

Install Oh My Zsh on Termux

• Update the Packages

pkg up

• Install the Required packages (curl,git,zsh and nano)

pkg install curl
pkg install git
pkg install zsh
pkg install nano

• Clone the Oh My Zsh Github Respo

git clone https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git ~/.oh-my-zsh

• Create a New ZSH configuration file

cp ~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc

• Set up a theme for your Terminal (Personally I Like agnoster ZSH Theme - https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/tree/master/themes) - Open .zshrc File using nano editor

nano .zshrc

• Find the line ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell" replace robbyrussell with agnoster theme in .zshrc File (CTRL + X & Enter to Save)

ZSH_THEME="agnoster"

• use Z-shell as Default Shell

chsh -s zsh

• Verify the Default Shell

$ echo $SHELL
# output
$ /data/data/com.termux/files/use/bin/zsh

• Update & Uninstallation oh-my-zsh Visit - https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh#manual-updates

cd .oh-my-zsh
upgrade_oh_my_zsh

Want Syntax Highlighting? install ZSH Syntax Highlighting for Oh My Zsh

• install ZSH Syntax Highlighting

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git "$HOME/.zsh-syntax-highlighting" --depth 1

• Add syntax-highlighting in .zshrc Configuration

echo "source $HOME/.zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh" >> "$HOME/.zshrc"

Revert Back to Default Shell

chsh -s bash

• Use both bash & ZSH

# zsh to bash
exec bash

# bash to zsh
exec zsh

From the Editor's Desk

.oh-my-zsh & .zsh-syntax-highlighting Git Folders are Cloned in Home Directory

cd $HOME
ls -a

Oh My ZSH Configuration File .zshrc also in Home Directory.
If you have any doubts in Installation feel free to comment here I will Guide you.