Is Yazi in the official Ubuntu repositories?

No — Yazi is not packaged in the official Ubuntu archives. This free mirror serves the newest Yazi release that is at least 2 months old; the main repository at deb.griffo.io serves every release within hours of upstream.

How do I install the latest Yazi on Ubuntu?

Add the deb-free.griffo.io repository once using the instructions above, then run: sudo apt install yazi. New releases arrive through the normal sudo apt upgrade.

Are the packages signed and how are they built?

Every package is signed with the repository's GPG key (EA0F721D231FDD3A0A17B9AC7808B4DD62C41256) and built from upstream releases in public GitHub packaging repositories that anyone can inspect.

Which Ubuntu releases are supported?

Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy, 24.04 Noble, 25.10 Questing and 26.04 Resolute.

Install Yazi on Ubuntu via apt

Source	Version
deb.griffo.io (main)	26.5.6 ✅
Official Ubuntu	🚫 not packaged

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What is Yazi?

Yazi (means "duck" 🦆) is a blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on non-blocking async I/O. It aims to provide an efficient, user-friendly, and customizable file management experience that outperforms traditional file managers through modern architecture and innovative features.

            🚀 Why Staying Current Matters: Yazi is rapidly evolving with frequent releases containing performance optimizations, new plugins, enhanced image preview support, and workflow improvements. The latest versions include major architectural improvements and new features that significantly enhance the user experience.
        

⚡ Key Features of Yazi

🚀 Full Async Support

All I/O operations are asynchronous, CPU tasks spread across multiple threads, making the most of available resources for blazing fast performance.

🖼️ Image Preview

Built-in support for multiple image protocols including Kitty, iTerm2, Sixel, and more. Preview images, videos, PDFs, and code directly in terminal.

🔌 Plugin System

Concurrent Lua-based plugin system with UI plugins, functional plugins, custom previewers, and a built-in package manager.

📡 Data Distribution

Client-server architecture with Lua-based publish-subscribe model for cross-instance communication and state persistence.

🧰 Tool Integration

Seamless integration with ripgrep, fd, fzf, zoxide, and other modern command-line tools for enhanced workflows.

🎨 Customization

Theme system, custom layouts, Vim-like keybindings, mouse support, and extensive configuration options.

🏆 Why Yazi is Fast

Async I/O: Non-blocking operations prevent UI freezing
Multi-threading: CPU tasks distributed across threads
Smart Caching: Pre-loading and caching mechanisms
Rust Performance: Memory-safe systems programming language
Optimized Rendering: Efficient terminal rendering algorithms

            🆓 Free forever, patched immediately: Debian and Ubuntu freeze package versions when a release ships; this free mirror instead serves the newest release once it is at least 2 months old, with security fixes published immediately. Want every release within hours instead? That's the main repository at deb.griffo.io.
        

📦 Installation from deb-free.griffo.io

Step 1: Add Repository

sudo install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://deb-free.griffo.io/EA0F721D231FDD3A0A17B9AC7808B4DD62C41256.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor --yes -o /etc/apt/keyrings/deb-free.griffo.io.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/deb-free.griffo.io.gpg] https://deb-free.griffo.io/apt $(lsb_release -sc 2>/dev/null) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb-free.griffo.io.list > /dev/null
sudo apt update
                

install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://deb-free.griffo.io/EA0F721D231FDD3A0A17B9AC7808B4DD62C41256.asc | gpg --dearmor --yes -o /etc/apt/keyrings/deb-free.griffo.io.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/deb-free.griffo.io.gpg] https://deb-free.griffo.io/apt $(lsb_release -sc 2>/dev/null) main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb-free.griffo.io.list > /dev/null
apt update
                

Step 2: Install Yazi

# Install latest Yazi
sudo apt install yazi

# Verify installation
yazi --version
                

# Install latest Yazi
apt install yazi

# Verify installation
yazi --version
                

🎯 Basic Usage Examples

Launch Yazi:

# Start Yazi in current directory
yazi

# Start in specific directory
yazi /path/to/directory

# File chooser mode (returns selected file)
yazi --chooser-file=/tmp/chosen
        

Essential keybindings:

# Navigation
j/k or ↑/↓    - Move up/down
h/l or ←/→    - Enter/exit directory
g/G           - Go to top/bottom
/             - Search files

# File operations
y             - Copy (yank)
x             - Cut
p             - Paste
d             - Delete
r             - Rename
c             - Create file/directory

# Views
t             - New tab
1-9           - Switch to tab
z             - Toggle hidden files
        

Advanced features:

# Bulk operations
space         - Select/deselect file
v             - Visual mode selection
ctrl+a        - Select all

# Plugin management
:             - Command mode
:plugin       - Plugin operations

# Integration
:zoxide       - Jump with zoxide
:fzf          - Fuzzy find files
        

🚀 Why Choose deb-free.griffo.io?

📊 Repository Comparison:

Official Ubuntu: Often outdated versions missing latest features
Cargo Install: Requires Rust toolchain and compilation time
deb.griffo.io (main): Latest version available immediately

✅ Latest Features: Get newest Yazi features and performance improvements
✅ No Rust Compilation: Pre-built binaries, no toolchain needed
✅ Automatic Updates: Packages updated once a release is at least 2 months old; security fixes ship immediately
✅ Proper Dependencies: Correctly packaged with all required libraries
✅ Multi-Distribution: Works on Jammy and Noble
✅ Plugin Ready: Includes all dependencies for plugin system

📦 Package Build Repository

The Ubuntu packages are automatically built and maintained in this GitHub repository:

🦆 yazi-debian - Latest release builds

🔗 Related Packages

Also available from deb.griffo.io:

eza - Modern ls replacement (perfect companion)
fzf Fuzzy Finder - Integrates with Yazi for file searching
zoxide - Smart directory jumping (Yazi integration)

            🎯 Perfect for: Power users who need fast file management, developers working with large codebases, anyone wanting modern terminal file management with image preview, and users who appreciate Vim-like keybindings.
        

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