fasd command not found

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

fasd: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: fasd: command not found

Solutions to fasd: command not found

How To Fix fasd: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu fasd is provided by fasd package.

fasd is:

Fasd (pronounced similar to “fast”) is a command-line productivity booster. Fasd offers quick access to files and directories for POSIX shells. It is inspired by tools like autojump, z and v. Fasd keeps track of files and directories you have accessed, so that you can quickly reference them in the command line.

The name fasd comes from the default suggested aliases f(files), a(files/directories), s(show/search/select), d(directories).

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install fasd

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install fasd.

sudo apt -y install fasd

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install fasd

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix fasd command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.