How To Install autojump on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install autojump on CentOS 7. autojump is A fast way to navigate your filesystem from the command line

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install autojump on CentOS 7.

What is autojump

autojump is a faster way to navigate your filesystem. It works by maintaining a database of the directories you use the most from the command line.

We can use yum or dnf to install autojump on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install autojump.

Install autojump on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install autojump using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install autojump

Install autojump on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install autojump using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install autojump

How To Uninstall autojump on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the autojump package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove autojump

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install autojump on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.