How To Install nnn on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nnn on CentOS 8.
What is nnn
nnn is probably the fastest and most resource-sensitive (with all its capabilities) file browser you have ever used. It’s extremely flexible too - integrates with your DE and favourite GUI utilities, works with the desktop opener, supports bookmarks, has smart navigation shortcuts, navigate-as-you-type mode, disk usage analyzer mode, comprehensive file details and much more. nnn was initially forked from noice but is significantly different today. Cool things you can do with nnn - open any file in the default desktop application or a custom one - navigate-as-you-type (search-as-you-type enabled even on directory switch) - check disk usage with number of files in current directory tree - run desktop search utility (gnome-search-tool or catfish) in any directory - copy absolute file paths to clipboard, spawn a terminal and use the paths - navigate instantly using shortcuts like ~, -, & or handy bookmarks - use cd ….. at chdir prompt to go to a parent directory - detailed file stats, media info, list and extract archives - pin a directory you may need to revisit and jump to it anytime - lock the current terminal after a specified idle time - change directory on exit
We can use yum or dnf to install nnn on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nnn.
Install nnn on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install nnn using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install nnn
Install nnn on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install nnn using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install nnn
How To Uninstall nnn on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the nnn package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove nnn
nnn Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/bin/nnn
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e0
/usr/lib/.build-id/e0/b22120ff411a94703934739016c499a65dd1ed
/usr/share/bash-completion
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/nnn-completion.bash
/usr/share/doc/nnn
/usr/share/doc/nnn/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/nnn/README.md
/usr/share/fish/vendor_functions.d
/usr/share/fish/vendor_functions.d/nnn.fish
/usr/share/licenses/nnn
/usr/share/licenses/nnn/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/nnn.1.gz
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_nnn
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nnn on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.