I tried a new Linux (Ubuntu) terminal setup and it's a blast. I want to share it with you.

What will you setup?

• Terminator terminal to support splitting the terminal screen vertically and horizontally into multiple windows. Extremely useful when working with distributed systems like blockchain.
• ZSH framework to add productivity plugins and custom color themes.
• Powerlevel10k for "speed, flexibility and out-of-the-box experience."

Install the Terminator

sudo apt-get install terminator

Open it.

Install ZSH

sudo apt install zsh

And make it your default shell:

chsh -s $(which zsh)

Or checkout the official ZSH Github repo and choose your favorite installation process.

PowerLevel10k Theme

The great thing about ZSH is the level of personalization possible. I found this theme which looks pretty solid: https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k#meslo-nerd-font-patched-for-powerlevel10k

Install the theme

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git ~/powerlevel10k

echo 'source ~/powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme' >>! ~/.zshrc

source ~/.zshrc

Ready for the cool part? The theme comes with an interactive guide for setting everything as you wish, "to your gusto".

Configure a custom font [optional]

In case you have a weakness for a specific font, you can install it and configure it according to the PowerLevel10k's fonts instructions.

Configure colors, spaces, features

p10k configure

Enable battery plugin

The last personalization I did so far, was enabling the battery status inside the terminal screen.

You can do so by opening the vim $HOME/.p10k.zsh file and uncommenting this line:

You are done!

The theme even includes the time the last command took:

Let me know on Twitter if you like this setup!