How To Install nnn on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nnn
on CentOS 7.
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 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nnn.
Install nnn on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install nnn
using yum
by running the following command:
Install nnn 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.
After updating yum database, We can install nnn
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall nnn on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the nnn
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nnn
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.