Install zsh on Manjaro i3

May 25, 2020 Arch Linux, Linux, Manjaro i3

This is how to quickly and easily get up and running with zsh on Manjaro i3. First, check the shell you are currently using:

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[manjaro@manjaro ~]$ echo $SHELL
/bin/bash

Install zsh:

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[manjaro@manjaro ~]$ sudo pacman -S zsh

However this might not be necessary because it looks like as of Manjaro 20.0.1, zsh is installed now by default, and looks pretty good

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zsh                                                      [Installed] 5.8-1     extra
    A very advanced and programmable command interpreter (shell)
    for UNIX
zsh-autosuggestions                                      [Installed] 0.6.4-1   community
    Fish-like autosuggestions for zsh
zsh-completions                                          [Installed] 0.31.0-1  community
    Additional completion definitions for Zsh
zsh-history-substring-search                             [Installed] 1.0.2-1   community
    ZSH port of Fish history search (up arrow)
zsh-syntax-highlighting                                  [Installed] 0.7.1-1   community
    Fish shell like syntax highlighting for Zsh
manjaro-zsh-config                                       [Installed] 0.11-1    community
    Zsh configuration for manjaro

Switch to zsh:

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[manjaro@manjaro ~]$ zsh
manjaro@manjaro Linux 5.6.12-1-MANJARO x86_64 20.0.1 Lysia
~ >>>

Then exit to quit again.

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~ >>> exit                                                                             
[manjaro@manjaro ~]$

To install Oh My Zsh, you’ll find it in the AUR:

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~ >>> pamac search --aur oh-my-zsh
oh-my-zsh-git                                                               r5620.31eca46ee-1       AUR
    A community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration.
    Includes 180+ optional plugins and over 120 themes to spice up your
    morning, and an auto-update tool so that makes it easy to keep up with
    the latest updates from the community

And then install it with:

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~ >>> pamac build oh-my-zsh-git

However to use it, you have to copy /usr/share/oh-my-zsh/zshrc to ~/.zshrc. First we backup the original one:

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~ >>> cp -v .zshrc .bkp_zshrc-orig                                                                    
'.zshrc' -> '.bkp_zshrc-orig'
~ >>> cp -v /usr/share/oh-my-zsh/zshrc .zshrc                                                         
cp: overwrite '.zshrc'? yes
'/usr/share/oh-my-zsh/zshrc' -> '.zshrc'

Then exit, and then zsh again:

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~ >>> exit                                                                                            
[manjaro@manjaro ~]$ zsh
➜  ~

To enable zsh-syntax-highlighting and zsh-autosuggestions, first make sure they are installed and then add the following two lines to your ~/.zshrc.

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source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh

Lastly, you;ll want to make sure you change your default shell:

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➜  ~ chsh -s $(which zsh)
Changing shell for manjaro.
Password:
Shell changed.

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