Install Yazi on Ubuntu 24.04

Yazi is a file manager via command line. This tool aims to provide an efficient, intuitive, and powerful interface for managing files and directories. This tutorial explains how to Install Yazi on Ubuntu 24.04.

Install Yazi

Download the latest release of Yazi from GitHub:

wget -qO yazi.zip https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/releases/latest/download/yazi-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.zip

Extract files to temporary directory:

unzip -q yazi.zip -d yazi-temp

Move executables to /usr/local/bin directory:

sudo mv yazi-temp/*/{ya,yazi} /usr/local/bin

Note: ya command is used for Yazi plugins management.

We can check Yazi version using the following command:

yazi --version

Remove temporary directory and downloaded archive:

rm -rf yazi-temp yazi.zip

Testing Yazi

To start Yazi, simply run the following command:

yazi

Use the arrow keys to navigate to your desired directory.

To exit Yazi, type q.

Uninstall Yazi

To delete Yazi, eliminate the associated file:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/{ya,yazi}