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Customize Your Terminal

1. install zsh:

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# install zsh-5.0.7
# prerequisite: gcc ncurses-devel readline-devel pcre-devel zlib-devel
curl -L http://jaist.dl.sourceforge.net/project/zsh/zsh/5.0.7/zsh-5.0.7.tar.bz2 | tar jx
cd zsh-5.0.7/
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/zsh/5.0.7 --enable-cap --enable-pcre --enable-multibyte --disable-gdbm
make
sudo make install
sudo alternatives --install /usr/local/bin/zsh zsh /usr/local/zsh/5.0.7/bin/zsh 50000

2. set the default shell to zsh:

2.1 update the /etc/shells, append zsh path there.

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/bin/sh
/bin/bash
/sbin/nologin
/usr/bin/sh
/usr/bin/bash
/usr/sbin/nologin
/bin/tcsh
/bin/csh
/usr/local/bin/zsh
/usr/local/zsh

2.2 change the default shell to zsh

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sudo chsh -s `which zsh`
sudo shutdown -r 0

3. Install the oh-my-zsh

https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh

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

4. cutomize the theme of terminal

http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2012/solarized-linux/

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git clone https://github.com/sigurdga/gnome-terminal-colors-solarized.git
gnome-terminal-colors-solarized/install.sh

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