2.1. Quality of Life features

Before we start, let’s install some quality-of-life features to improve the user experience.

$ sudo apt install -y zsh git curl wget byobu vim\
&& sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Choose zsh as default by hitting enter.

$ mkdir -p "$HOME/.zsh" && \
git clone https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure.git "$HOME/.zsh/pure" && \
echo 'fpath+=$HOME/.zsh/pure \nautoload -U promptinit; promptinit \nprompt pure' | cat - ~/.zshrc > temp && mv temp ~/.zshrc && \
sed -i 's/ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"/ZSH_THEME=""/' ~/.zshrc && \
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions && \
sed -i 's/plugins=(git)/plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions)/' ~/.zshrc && \
echo "zstyle ':prompt:pure:path' color 075\nzstyle ':prompt:pure:prompt:success' color 214\nzstyle ':prompt:pure:user' color 119\nzstyle ':prompt:pure:host' color 119\nZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HIGHLIGHT_STYLE='fg=161'" >> ~/.zshrc && \
echo "zstyle ':prompt:pure:path' color 075\nzstyle ':prompt:pure:prompt:success' color 214\nzstyle ':prompt:pure:user' color 119\nzstyle ':prompt:pure:host' color 119\nZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HIGHLIGHT_STYLE='fg=161'" >> ~/.zshrc && \
echo "export TERM=xterm-256color" >> ~/.zshrc && \
source ~/.zshrc && \
byobu-enable

2.1.1. Useful Shortcuts for Byobu

Shortcut	Function
F2	Open new terminal window
F3	Move to previous window
F4	Move to next window
F6	Detach from this session
Ctrl + A and then Ctrl + D	Also Detach from this session. The first time you use this, you will be asked whether you want to use screen hotkeys or emacs hotkeys. Choose screen.
Alt + F12	Turn mouse support for scrolling on/off

Here’s a more elaborate cheat sheet.