How To Install fzf on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fzf on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is fzf
fzf is:
It’s an interactive Unix filter for command-line that can be used with any list; files, command history, processes, hostnames, bookmarks, git commits, etc.
Refer /usr/share/doc/fzf/README.Debian for quick instructions on how to add keybindings for Bash, Zsh, Fish to call fzf.
There are three methods to install fzf on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fzf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fzf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fzf
Install fzf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fzf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fzf
Install fzf Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install fzf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fzf
How To Uninstall fzf on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the fzf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fzf
Uninstall fzf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fzf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fzf
Remove fzf Configurations and Data
To remove fzf configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fzf
Remove fzf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fzf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fzf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fzf package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
