gitui 0.28.1-1~bookworm for bookworm
(updated 2026-08-23), architectures: amd64. This page is regenerated automatically from the
repository metadata, so the version above is exactly what apt install gitui gives you today.
Debian 12 “Bookworm” is the previous Debian stable release (oldstable), still widely deployed on servers and desktops. GitUI 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 bookworm, with dependencies matching what Debian 12 actually ships.
And then it keeps doing it. Every new upstream release is packaged and published
here within hours, so GitUI 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 GitUI on bookworm
Step 1: Add the deb.griffo.io 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 bookworm main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb.griffo.io.list > /dev/null
sudo apt updateinstall -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 bookworm main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb.griffo.io.list > /dev/null
apt updatesudo apt install extrepo
sudo extrepo enable griffo
sudo 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 cliamp, Ghostty, lazydocker, Oh My Posh and Zed; GitUI is not one of them, so the repository above is the only way to get it today, ask and it can be enrolled.
🧩 About the extrepo option. extrepo is Debian's own tool for external repositories: it writes the sources file and installs the signing key for you, checking the key against signed metadata first. This repository is registered with it as griffo, and the always-free mirror as griffo-free, so on Debian (bookworm, trixie, forky and sid) the commands above are the whole setup.
extrepo sets up the sources file and the key only, so a subscription's credentials still go in /etc/apt/auth.conf.d/deb.griffo.io.conf. Ubuntu is not covered, because extrepo publishes metadata for Debian suites only: there, use the sudo or root commands.
The sources line above pins the bookworm suite explicitly, so it keeps working
in containers and images where lsb_release is unavailable.
Step 2: Install GitUI
sudo apt install -y gituiapt install -y gitui🔄 Updating
Updates arrive through normal system maintenance, new upstream releases are usually packaged within hours:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade gituiapt update && apt install --only-upgrade gitui🗑️ Uninstalling
sudo apt remove gitui
# optionally remove the repository as well:
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb.griffo.io.list /etc/apt/keyrings/deb.griffo.io.gpgapt remove gitui
# optionally remove the repository as well:
rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb.griffo.io.list /etc/apt/keyrings/deb.griffo.io.gpg📋 GitUI versions across Debian & Ubuntu releases
The same repository serves every supported release. This table is generated from the live repository metadata:
| Release | Suite | GitUI version |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 “Bookworm” | bookworm (this page) | 0.28.1-1~bookworm |
| Debian 13 “Trixie” | trixie | 0.28.1-1~trixie |
| Debian 14 “Forky” | forky | 0.28.1-1~forky |
| Debian Sid | sid | 0.28.1-1~sid |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish” | jammy | 0.28.1-1~jammy |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” | noble | 0.28.1-1~noble |
| Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” | questing | 0.28.1-1~questing |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute” | resolute | 0.28.1-1~resolute |
❓ Frequently asked questions
Is this an official GitUI package?
No, deb.griffo.io is an unofficial repository maintained by Dario Griffo. Packages are built automatically from official upstream GitUI releases; the packaging is open source at dariogriffo/gitui-debian.
Why not install GitUI 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 GitUI 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 bookworm?
gitui is currently built for: amd64.
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- All packages served by deb.griffo.io