🇿 Install Latest ZLS on Ubuntu

What is ZLS?

ZLS (Zig Language Server) is a Language Server Protocol implementation for Zig written in Zig by the zigtools community. It provides developers with modern IDE features like autocomplete, goto definition, hover information, and semantic analysis in their favorite editors. With over 4k GitHub stars, it's the essential tool for productive Zig development.

⚡ Key Features of ZLS

📦 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

# Install latest stable ZLS
sudo apt install zls

# Or install nightly builds for cutting-edge features
sudo apt install zls-master

# Verify installation
zls --version

# Install latest stable ZLS
apt install zls

# Or install nightly builds for cutting-edge features
apt install zls-master

# Verify installation
zls --version

🎯 Editor Setup Examples

VS Code setup:

# Install Zig extension from marketplace
# Extension automatically detects ZLS if installed in PATH

# Or configure custom ZLS path in settings.json:
{
    "zig.zls.path": "/usr/bin/zls"
}

Neovim setup (with nvim-lspconfig):

-- In your init.lua
require('lspconfig').zls.setup{
    cmd = { "zls" },
    filetypes = { "zig" },
    root_dir = require('lspconfig.util').root_pattern("build.zig", ".git"),
}

Basic ZLS configuration:

# Create ZLS config file
mkdir -p ~/.config/zls
cat > ~/.config/zls/zls.json << 'EOF'
{
    "enable_semantic_tokens": true,
    "enable_inlay_hints": true,
    "enable_snippets": true,
    "warn_style": true,
    "highlight_global_var_declarations": true
}
EOF

🚀 Why Choose deb.griffo.io?

• ✅ Latest Language Support: Get newest Zig language feature support immediately
• ✅ No Manual Compilation: Pre-built binaries, no Zig master required
• ✅ Automatic Updates: Packages updated within hours of upstream releases
• ✅ Stable & Nightly: Both stable and cutting-edge versions available
• ✅ Multi-Distribution: Works on Jammy and Noble
• ✅ Easy Maintenance: Standard apt commands for updates

📦 Package Build Repository

The Ubuntu packages are automatically built and maintained in these GitHub repositories:

• 🇿 zls-debian (stable) - Stable release builds
• 🇿 zls-master-debian (nightly) - Nightly development builds

🔗 Related Packages

Also available from deb.griffo.io:

• Zig Programming Language - Required for ZLS development
• Ghostty Terminal - Modern terminal for development
• fzf Fuzzy Finder - Enhanced file navigation