Adding powerline to your Shell

This is how your current terminal looks like

Now with some awesome tricks you can change it too

Step 1

Install font-awesome and powerline. For Debian based operating system use the following command

sudo apt install powerline fonts-powerline

This command might be different for different flavours of Linux based Operating system

Step 2

Change the configurations of your .bashrc. Open the terminal and type nano ~/.bashrc or open your .bashrc in any text editor. Add the following lines

if [ -f `which powerline-daemon` ]; then
   powerline-daemon -q
   POWERLINE_BASH_CONTINUATION=1
   POWERLINE_BASH_SELECT=1
   . /usr/share/powerline/bindings/bash/powerline.sh
fi

Make sure the last line in the above is the path where the powerline tool is installed. It might be different for different operating system. Set this path according to your operating system.

Step 3

Source your .bashrc file in order to add changes.

source ~/.bashrc

Written by nightwarriorftw who lives and works in a small town full of Darkness building problem solving stuff. You should follow him on Twitter