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title: Install Lightning File Search on CentOS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Lightning File Search for on CentOS - Instant
  type-and-find file search for Linux — pure Python, zero deps.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/centos
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# Install Lightning File Search on **CentOS**

# Lightning File Search

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/centos#install)

#### Instant type-and-find file search for Linux — pure Python, zero deps.

Find anything on your Linux machine the instant you start typing.

Lightning File Search is the fast, type-and-find file finder Linux has
been missing — the kind of instant search Windows users know from
"Everything". Type part of a name and matching files and folders appear
immediately.

* Instant results as you type — hundreds of thousands of files in
  milliseconds.
* Always up to date — the index keeps itself current through the Linux
  kernel's inotify: files you create, rename or delete appear and
  disappear on their own, live.
* Instant startup — the index is saved between sessions, so the app is
  ready the moment you open it and quietly syncs changes in the
  background.
* Multi-word matching, sortable columns, and one-click Open / Open
  folder / Copy path.
* Zero dependencies — and that's the point. No pip packages, no Qt, no
  Electron. Just Python 3 and its standard library.

Author: Martin Ďurček

### Package name

* lightning-file-search

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* 26 June 2026 - latest/stable

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### Contact

* [durcekmartin@protonmail.com](mailto:durcekmartin@protonmail.com "mailto:durcekmartin@protonmail.com")

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## Enable snaps on CentOS and install Lightning File Search

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap is available for [CentOS 7.6+](https://snapcraft.io/install/lightning-file-search/centos), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6+, from the [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The EPEL repository can be added to your system with the following command:

```
sudo yum install epel-release
```

Snap can now be installed as follows:

```
sudo yum install snapd
```

Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
```

To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`:

```
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install Lightning File Search

To install Lightning File Search, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install lightning-file-search
```

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