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Instructions for Custom dev workspace

  • Changing Shell from Bash to ZSH
  • Install oh-my-zsh
  • Add ZSH Plugins
  • Gnome Extensions
  • Dracula Theme
  • Background change

Changing Shell from Bash to ZSH

sudo apt install zsh

chsh -s $(which zsh)

logout

If chsh command not found

-bash: chsh: command not found

Try this one of these:

Distribution Command to Install passwd Utility
Debian apt-get install passwd
Ubuntu apt-get install passwd
Alpine apk add util-linux
Arch Linux pacman -S util-linux
Kali Linux apt-get install passwd
CentOS yum install util-linux-ng
Fedora dnf install util-linux-user
macOS brew install util-linux
Raspbian apt-get install passwd

Please note that for some distributions, such as Ubuntu and Kali Linux, the passwd utility may already be installed by default.

test that it worked

echo $SHELL

Install oh-my-zsh

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

change the theme in the .zshrc to agnoster

nano .zshrc

source .zshrc

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k

change the theme in the .zshrc to powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k

Add ZSH Plugins

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

back into the .zshrc make the plugins add with

nano .zshrc

zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting

Gnome Extensions

sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell sudo apt install gnome-tweaks

Visit https://extensions.gnome.org/ in your web browser

Install the following:

  • Caffeine
  • CPU Power Manager
  • Dash to Dock
  • Desktop Icons
  • User Themes

Now we can really start to customise with the following

https://draculatheme.com/

Gnome Terminal

git clone https://github.com/dracula/gnome-terminal cd gnome-terminal ./install.sh cd

From terminal or automated

Theme

cd Downloads wget https://github.com/dracula/gtk/archive/master.zip sudo unzip master.zip -d /usr/share/themes && sudo mv /usr/share/themes/gtk-master /usr/share/themes/Dracula gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme "Dracula" gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences theme "Dracula"

Icons

wget https://github.com/dracula/gtk/files/5214870/Dracula.zip sudo unzip Dracula.zip -d /usr/share/icons gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme "Dracula"

Logout and back in

Background change

Download my dotfiles from github

git clone https://github.com/MichaelCade/dotfiles.git

change desktop background to CachedImage_3840_1080_POS4.jpg