I used Ubuntu as a VM for front-end development. But recently I have been testing Windows Subsystem of Linux (WSL 2) and so far it's good. No need to run VM anymore! (Since I only care about the command line functionality). Also, I have been trying out the oh-my-zsh and I gotta say that it is amazing!

Here is a guide on how to get started with WSL by @jeremycmorgan.

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So my terminal looks like this right now:

And here is the guide for the same. (Assuming that you have WSL enabled, Ubuntu and Windows Terminal App installed, if not, you can follow this guide)

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Install oh-my-zsh:

Make sure zsh is installed:

apt install zsh

Install ohmyzsh

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

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Install and configure Powerline fonts

To install the Powerline fonts:

1. Open a Powershell session as administrator.

2. Download and expand the Powerline fonts repository:

   powershell -command "& { iwr [<https://github.com/powerline/fonts/archive/master.zip>](<https://github.com/powerline/fonts/archive/master.zip>) -OutFile ~\\fonts.zip }" Expand-Archive -Path ~\\fonts.zip -DestinationPath ~

3. Update the execution policy to allow the installation of the fonts:

   Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass

4. Run the installation script:

   ~\\fonts-master\\install.ps1

5. Revert the execution policy back the default value:

   Set-ExecutionPolicy Default

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Edit the settings for WSL:

To configure the fonts:

For Windows Terminal App:

• Open the Windows Terminal App.

• Go to settings.

  

• Update the json, list one of the Powerline fonts.

  

For Ubuntu App:

• Open the Ubuntu app.

• Open the Properties dialog.

• From the Font tab, select one of the Powerline fonts, such as ProFont for Powerline.

• Click OK.

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Choose your theme! 🎨

You can now choose the theme you want for your terminal, there are many to choose from. I am using "agnoster". You can do so by:

• Edit the '.zshrc' file nano ~/.zshr

• Change the theme to one that you selected:

You can also enable different Plugins:

plugins=(
  git
  bundler
  dotenv
  osx
  rake
  rbenv
  ruby
)

Let me know which theme you picked! Also, feel free to reach out if you have any concerns.