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title: Jazzing Up the Terminal
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Out of the box, the terminal shipped with Ubuntu is a bit bland. This section will let you become a power-user ![:muscle:](//forum.freecodecamp.com/images/emoji/emoji_one/muscle.png?v=2 ":muscle:").
## Tools:
#### Terminator
Terminator lets you arrange multiple terminals in a grid-like interface.
To install Terminator enter `sudo apt-get install terminator` into the terminal.
Screenshot of Terminator:
![Screenshot of Terminator](//discourse-user-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/original/2X/6/6af4988ebfb1835ff3c19366865eaaaaf224cb19.png)
#### Oh My ZSH!
Prerequisites:
- `git` should be installed
To install `ZSH` and `Oh My ZSH!` use the following commands:
sudo apt install zsh && chsh -s $(which zsh)
> Note: you will need to log out and in again to use ZSH instead of bash as your default shell.
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
Once you restart your terminal, `Oh My ZSH!` should be installed.
Checkout the Official Documentation to learn how to install plugins and themes.
#### Advanced Tutorials
* The Command Line Crash Course
* The Art of Command Line
* Learn Enough Command Line to Be Dangerous
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