This article is about installing and configuring ZSH on Ubuntu 20.04. This step applies to all Ubuntu-based distributions. ZSH stands for Z Shell which is a shell program for Unix-like operating systems. ZSH is an extended version of Bourne Shell which incorporates some features of BASH, KSH, TSH.

Zsh Features

• Command-line completion.
• History can be shared among all shells.
• Extended file globbing.
• Better variable and array handling.
• Compatibility with shells like bourne shell.
• Spelling correction and autofill of command names.
• Named directories.

Installing Zsh in Ubuntu Linux

There are two ways to install ZSH in Ubuntu using an apt package manager and installing it from the source.

We will use the apt package manager to install ZSH on Ubuntu.

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