How to Install Duf Disk Usage Utility on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Duf disk utility, an open-source, free “Disk Usage Free Utility” written in Goland and released under an MIT license. The disk utility supports multi-platforms such as BSD, Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems.

Duf is a command-line utility to find disk usage in Linux and Unix-like systems terminals. One of the excellent features of Duf is its ability to display the disk usage details in a beautiful, user-friendly layout in tab form. Some extra features with Duf include disk usage out in JSON output.

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish by downloading the package directly from the project’s Github and installing it using the command line terminal. The tutorial will also focus on some common-use commands.

Update Ubuntu

First, before you begin by updating your system, make sure all existing packages are up to date to avoid any conflicts during the installation.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Install Duf Disk Usage Utility

Duf disk utility does not come in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repository, so you must download the .deb package from the project’s GitHub releases page. Once you get the latest link, open your terminal and download the package.

Example only:

wget https://github.com/muesli/duf/releases/download/v0.8.1/duf_0.8.1_linux_amd64.deb

PLEASE DO NOT JUST COPY THIS COMMAND. CHECK THE GITHUB PAGE FOR A NEW VERSION OR LINK AND REPLACE IT ACCORDINGLY.

Next, install Duf Disk Usage Utility with the following command.

sudo dpkg -i duf_*.*.*_linux_*

The above command should work for any version you download for architecture and version. If this fails, you will need to replace the stars with the version numbers.

Example output:

Duf Disk Usage Utility Commands Basics & Examples

Now that you have installed Duf Disk Utility, you can launch the application. To access the display, use the following command in your terminal:

duf

Example output:

Alternatively, if you would like to display all system files, including those that are duplicates, pseudo, and hidden, use the following command:

duf -all

Example output:

Duf can also have the ability to scale down and sort out specifics of what you would like to see and or check on with keywords. The example format syntax would be:

duf--output keyword

Using keywords would be mount point, size, and usage options. You can use all three together or individually, and any combination is possible.

Example of the mount point, size, and usage:

duf --output mountpoint,size,usage

Example output:

Example output:

For customization, you can change the color from light to dark and vice versa.

Activate light theme:

duf --theme light

Activate dark theme:

duf --theme dark

Example output:

To access the help menu to find out more information about a command or find more information in general, use the following command.

duf --help

Example output:

Usage of duf:
  -all
    	include pseudo, duplicate, inaccessible file systems
  -avail-threshold string
    	specifies the coloring threshold (yellow, red) of the avail column, must be integer with optional SI prefixes (default "10G,1G")
  -hide string
    	hide specific devices, separated with commas:
    	local, network, fuse, special, loops, binds
  -hide-fs string
    	hide specific filesystems, separated with commas
  -hide-mp string
    	hide specific mount points, separated with commas (supports wildcards)
  -inodes
    	list inode information instead of block usage
  -json
    	output all devices in JSON format
  -only string
    	show only specific devices, separated with commas:
    	local, network, fuse, special, loops, binds
  -only-fs string
    	only specific filesystems, separated with commas
  -only-mp string
    	only specific mount points, separated with commas (supports wildcards)
  -output string
    	output fields: mountpoint, size, used, avail, usage, inodes, inodes_used, inodes_avail, inodes_usage, type, filesystem
  -sort string
    	sort output by: mountpoint, size, used, avail, usage, inodes, inodes_used, inodes_avail, inodes_usage, type, filesystem (default "mountpoint")
  -style string
    	style: unicode, ascii (default "unicode")
  -theme string
    	color themes: dark, light, ansi (default "dark")
  -usage-threshold string
    	specifies the coloring threshold (yellow, red) of the usage bars as a floating point number from 0 to 1 (default "0.5,0.9")
  -version
    	display version
  -warnings
    	output all warnings to STDERR
  -width uint
    	max output width

Comments and Conclusion

In the tutorial, you have learned how to download and install Duf Disk Utility on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish.

Duf is a simple program to monitor disk utility. It’s lightweight and is under constant development by reviewing its GitHub commits. Bugs are quickly sorted and are a favorite among many who want a light program to see disk usage, especially on server environments.