Is Starship in the official Debian repositories?

Yes, but the official Debian archive ships Starship 1.22.1, while this repository serves Starship 1.26.0 — rebuilt within hours of each upstream release.

How do I install the latest Starship on Debian?

Add the deb.griffo.io repository once using the instructions above, then run: sudo apt install starship. 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 Debian releases are supported?

Debian 12 Bookworm, Debian 13 Trixie, Forky and Sid.

Install Latest Starship on Debian via apt

Source	Version
deb.griffo.io	1.26.0 ✅
Official Debian	1.22.1 🛑

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What is Starship?

Starship is a fast, customizable cross-shell prompt written in Rust. It works with Bash, Zsh, Fish, PowerShell and more, showing contextual information — git status, language versions, cloud context and much more — through a single, consistent and highly configurable prompt that stays snappy even in large repositories.

            🚀 Why Latest Versions Matter: Starship is actively developed with new modules, integrations and performance work. Running the latest release gives you the newest prompt modules and configuration options.
        

⚡ Key Features of Starship

⚡ Fast

Written in Rust and optimized to keep your prompt responsive everywhere.

🐚 Cross-shell

One prompt for Bash, Zsh, Fish, PowerShell, Nushell and others.

🎨 Fully Customizable

Configure every module and symbol through a single TOML file.

🧩 Context Aware

Shows git state, language versions, cloud context and more, only when relevant.

🎯 Why Starship?

Consistent everywhere: The same prompt across all your shells and machines
Rich context: Git, languages and environment at a glance
Highly configurable: Tune every detail via starship.toml
Fast: Minimal latency even in big repositories

🆕 Highlights

Cross-shell: Works in every popular shell
Modules: Dozens of built-in context modules
TOML Config: Single, portable configuration file
Presets: Ready-made looks like Nerd Font symbols

📦 Installation from deb.griffo.io

Run the commands

Step 1: Add Repository

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

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

🆓 There is an always-free mirror. deb-free.griffo.io serves packages free forever — no account, no subscription, at most 2 months behind upstream, security fixes immediately. It currently carries Ghostty, Oh My Posh and Zed; Starship is not one of them, so the repository above is the only way to get it today — ask and it can be enrolled.

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Step 2: Install starship

# Install latest starship
sudo apt install starship

# Verify installation
starship --version

# Install latest starship
apt install starship

# Verify installation
starship --version

🎯 Basic Usage Examples

# Show version
starship --version

# Add to ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(starship init bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc

# Add to ~/.zshrc
echo 'eval "$(starship init zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc

# Add to Fish (~/.config/fish/config.fish)
echo 'starship init fish | source' >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish

# Print the effective configuration
starship print-config

🚀 Why Choose deb.griffo.io?

📊 Repository Comparison:

Official Debian: Often months behind, missing latest features
deb.griffo.io: Latest version within hours of release
Manual Installation: Manual downloads and PATH setup required
Our Repository: Pre-built, ready-to-use packages

✅ Latest Features: Get newest Starship features and improvements immediately
✅ No Manual Setup: Pre-built binaries, installed and updated through apt
✅ Automatic Updates: Packages updated within hours of upstream releases
✅ Proper Dependencies: Correctly packaged with all required libraries
✅ Multi-Distribution: Works on Bookworm, Trixie, and Sid
✅ Easy Maintenance: Simple apt commands for updates

📦 Package Build Repository

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

📁 starship-debian - Latest release builds

🔗 Related Packages

Also available from deb.griffo.io:

Zellij - Terminal workspace and multiplexer
Atuin - Shell history sync, search and stats
zoxide - Smarter cd command for your terminal

            🎯 Perfect for: Anyone who wants a fast, informative and consistent shell prompt across Bash, Zsh, Fish and other shells, with deep customization through a single config file.
        

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