Setting up my Terminal

Prerequisites

• install the following packages
  • zsh
  • tmux
  • vim
  • git

Setup

dotfiles

• clone dotfiles repository: git clone https://github.com/sfo/.dotfiles.git
• link the files:

  ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.gitconfig ~/
  ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.tmux.conf ~/
  ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.vimrc ~/
  ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.condarc ~/
  

vim

• install vundle package manager:

  git clone https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
  

• open vim and install plugins:

  :PluginInstall
  

zsh

• prefer version >=5.4

oh-my-zsh

• install the oh-my-zsh stuff

  sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
  

• clone my repo into oh my zsh’s custom folder

  rm -rf ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom
  git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/sfo/ohsfozsh.git ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom
  

• sometimes, an additional submodule upate is necessary:

  git submodule update --init --recursive
  

• replace .zshrc with link to dotfiles repository:

  ln -sf ~/.dotfiles/.zshrc ~/
  

• run new zsh session or execure omz reload

dircolors

• list available color schemes:

  lssolarized
  

• configure color scheme:

  setupsolarized dircolors.ansi-light
  

tmux

• install TMUX Plugin Manager:

  git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
  

• start a new tmux server and install plugins listed in .tmux.conf via CTRL-B+SHIFT-I

htop

• in case you can’t see numbers in htop anymore, change the theme to “Broken Gray”