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⚡ Install Zed on Debian 13 “Trixie”

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📦 Currently serving: zed 1.15.0-1~trixie for trixie (updated 2026-08-18) — architectures: amd64, arm64. This page is regenerated automatically from the repository metadata, so the version above is exactly what apt install zed gives you today.

Debian 13 “Trixie” is the current Debian stable release. Zed is not shipped at its latest version by the official Debian archives, so this repository builds current upstream releases as native .deb packages targeted specifically at trixie, with dependencies matching what Debian 13 actually ships.

And then it keeps doing it. Every new upstream release is packaged and published here within hours, so Zed updates arrive the same way your system updates do — through apt upgrade, unattended-upgrades, or whatever already runs on your machine. No release page to watch, no version to compare, no dpkg -i to remember.

🚀 Install Zed on trixie

Step 1: Add the deb.griffo.io repository

Run the commands
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 trixie 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 trixie main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb.griffo.io.list > /dev/null
apt update

🆓 Free forever alternative. Zed is also in the always-free mirror at deb-free.griffo.io — no account, no subscription, at most 2 months behind upstream, and security fixes published immediately. Add that repository instead of the one above:

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

How the free mirror works →

The sources line above pins the trixie suite explicitly, so it keeps working in containers and images where lsb_release is unavailable.

Step 2: Install Zed

sudo apt install -y zed
apt install -y zed

🔄 Updating

Updates arrive through normal system maintenance — new upstream releases are usually packaged within hours:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade zed
apt update && apt install --only-upgrade zed

🗑️ Uninstalling

sudo apt remove zed
# optionally remove the repository as well:
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb.griffo.io.list /etc/apt/keyrings/deb.griffo.io.gpg
apt remove zed
# optionally remove the repository as well:
rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb.griffo.io.list /etc/apt/keyrings/deb.griffo.io.gpg

📋 Zed versions across Debian & Ubuntu releases

The same repository serves every supported release — this table is generated from the live repository metadata:

ReleaseSuiteZed version
Debian 12 “Bookworm”bookworm1.15.0-1~bookworm
Debian 13 “Trixie”trixie (this page)1.15.0-1~trixie
Debian 14 “Forky”forky1.15.0-1~forky
Debian Sidsid1.15.0-1~sid
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish”jammy1.15.0-1~jammy
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat”noble1.15.0-1~noble
Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka”questing1.15.0-1~questing
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute”resolute1.15.0-1~resolute

❓ Frequently asked questions

Is this an official Zed package?

No — deb.griffo.io is an unofficial repository maintained by Dario Griffo. Packages are built automatically from official upstream Zed releases; the packaging is open source at dariogriffo/zed-debian.

Why not install Zed from the official Debian archive?

Debian's archive freezes package versions when a release ships and afterwards receives mostly security fixes, so fast-moving tools are either absent or several releases behind. This repository tracks upstream releases instead, with builds targeted at each Debian release.

How quickly do new Zed releases arrive?

The repository polls upstream releases and publishes new builds automatically, typically within hours of an upstream release. Subscribe to the release feed to follow updates.

Which architectures are supported on trixie?

zed is currently built for: amd64, arm64.

🔗 Related

💡 All releases: need Zed on a different Debian or Ubuntu version? The table above links to a dedicated guide for every supported release, or start from the Zed overview.