#Iterm2 dracula theme not working install#

#Iterm2 dracula theme not working install#

If you are having issues with the install command, the full list of commands per platform is available here вЂ“ Installing-ZSH. For all of the steps below weвЂ™ll need GitВ installed: Installing ZshДЄs itвЂ™s an open source project, so as youвЂ™ve probably guessed, itвЂ™s on GitHub. The guide below does assume you have superuser privileges. It supports nativeВ TMUX (Terminal Multiplexer) integration, which IвЂ™ll cover in a separate post. IвЂ™ll be doing the setup on a Macbook, where I have installed iTerm 2, IвЂ™d say this is the вЂњmust-haveвЂќ terminal application for MacOS. It works fine on Solaris and AIX, however it does run into occasional hiccups when Tab is pressed twice for the directory list suggestions and a few other minor issues here and there. The first disclaimer I should make is that IвЂ™ve ran Zsh on Sun Solaris, IBM AIX and Linux. So I decided to sit down and write a guide, for them and for my own future reference. Quite a few colleagues have asked me to help them replicate the setup I have on my machine. Here is a very interesting article on how the Zshell came to be from its creator вЂ“ dвЂ™Oh My Zsh. Better and more descriptive Git integration.Fishhook-like autosuggestions (available via plugins).Double Tab after a cdcommand to get an interactive file list you can select from.

Here is a short list of some of the features Zsh offers over BASH: ItвЂ™s an open-source shell, which adds quite a few features and opens the door to many more via plugins and themes. This is where Oh-my-Zsh (ZShell) comes in. After all, itвЂ™s just a command prompt, right? These two have improved over the years as well, but havenвЂ™t dramatically updated the user experience. Probably close second comes Ksh (KORN Shell). However, on the shell side, there is one that rules them all вЂ“ BASH (Bourne Again SHell). TheyвЂ™ve advanced a lot over the years and allow for features such as multiple tabs, background transparency and plenty more. The terminal is the graphical user interface for the shell, it varies across various linux distributions and other Unix-based operating systems вЂ“ Konsole for KDE, Gnome Terminal for Gnome, Terminal for MacOS, Xterm and many others. For anyone starting to dive into the UNIX world, the cornerstone of any distribution is the Terminal and Shell providing access to the heart of the system вЂ“ the Kernel.