⚡ Install Latest Zed on Ubuntu

What is Zed?

Zed is a next-generation code editor designed for high-performance collaboration with humans and AI. Created by the makers of Atom and Tree-sitter, Zed is written from scratch in Rust to efficiently leverage multiple CPU cores and your GPU, delivering an incredibly fast and responsive editing experience.

🔥 Key Features of Zed

📦 Installation from deb.griffo.io

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

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

sudo apt install zed

apt install zed

🎯 Getting Started with Zed

Launch Zed:

# Launch from terminal
zed

# Open a specific file
zed myfile.rs

# Open a directory
zed /path/to/project

# Open from command line and install CLI
zed --install-cli

Basic keyboard shortcuts:

# Command palette
Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS)

# Quick file search
Ctrl+P (or Cmd+P on macOS)

# Project-wide search
Ctrl+Shift+F (or Cmd+Shift+F on macOS)

# Toggle terminal
Ctrl+` (or Cmd+` on macOS)

# Multi-cursor editing
Alt+Click (or Option+Click on macOS)

Enable Vim mode:

# Open settings with Ctrl+, (or Cmd+, on macOS)
# Add to your settings.json:
{
    "vim_mode": true
}

🚀 Why Choose deb.griffo.io?

• ✅ Always Latest: Get the newest Zed releases immediately, not months later
• ✅ Automatic Updates: Packages updated within hours of upstream releases
• ✅ Proper Dependencies: Correctly packaged with all required dependencies
• ✅ Multi-Distribution: Works on Jammy and Noble
• ✅ Zero Hassle: No manual compilation or complex setup required
• ✅ Multi-Architecture: Available for amd64 and arm64

📦 Package Build Repository

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

• ⚡ zed-debian - Latest release builds

🔗 Related Packages

Also available from deb.griffo.io:

• Zig Programming Language - Modern systems programming
• ZLS Language Server - IDE support for Zig
• Ghostty Terminal - Fast terminal emulator