How to Install and Uninstall fzf Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "fzf" package

This is a short guide on how to install fzf on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fzf
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fzf" package

Learn how to uninstall fzf on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fzf
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fzf package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: fzf
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.20.0-1build1
Built-Using: golang-1.14 (= 1.14.7-2ubuntu1), golang-github-mattn-go-isatty (= 0.0.12-1), golang-github-mattn-go-runewidth (= 0.0.9-1), golang-github-mattn-go-shellwords (= 1.0.10-1), golang-go.crypto (= 1:0.0~git20200604.70a84ac-2), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.0~git20200523.0598657-1)
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mo Zhou
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3001
Filename: pool/universe/f/fzf/fzf_0.20.0-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 966216
MD5sum: fa4f8d373ba945d25f5848e06a4ffe74
SHA1: 285ffe14af812cbe675dc9262310e948d3ea4406
SHA256: 7a2d5be98adff6592077748a84b8f0a9fc9e8b01fbd3b299ce6e9386245a706d
SHA512: 7ddd629a886568f532f6539f7122a4a2baad84dcbed493398865cc9b5113a9f769cfb8b85296985e9f5daf03eb85638e2cdb7208e4f36fc4c8a7df7045569b34
Homepage: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
Description-en: general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder
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.
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Refer /usr/share/doc/fzf/README.Debian for quick instructions on how to
add keybindings for Bash, Zsh, Fish to call fzf.
Description-md5: a0bfeecf96a19354d63fcb504b7530c9