Is Atuin in the official Debian repositories?

Yes, but the official Debian archive ships Atuin 18.6.1, while this repository serves Atuin 18.20.1, rebuilt within hours of each upstream release.

How do I install the latest Atuin on Debian?

Add the deb.griffo.io repository once using the instructions above, then run: sudo apt install atuin. 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 Atuin on Debian via apt

Source	Version
deb.griffo.io	18.20.1 ✅
Official Debian	18.6.1 🛑

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What is Atuin?

Atuin replaces your shell history with a searchable SQLite database, adding powerful full-text search, optional end-to-end encrypted sync across machines, and useful statistics. It records extra context for every command (exit code, duration, directory and more) and works with Bash, Zsh, Fish and other shells.

            🚀 Why Latest Versions Matter: Atuin is actively developed with improvements to search, sync and the interactive UI. Running the latest version gives you the newest history features and fixes.
        

⚡ Key Features of Atuin

🔍 Powerful Search

Full-text, fuzzy and prefix search over your entire shell history.

🔐 Encrypted Sync

Optional end-to-end encrypted sync of history across all your machines.

📊 Rich Context

Records exit code, duration, directory and more for every command.

🐚 Cross-shell

Works with Bash, Zsh, Fish and other popular shells.

🎯 Why Atuin?

Better history: Searchable SQLite history that never silently truncates
Sync across machines: End-to-end encrypted, self-hostable sync
Context-rich: Know when, where and how each command ran
Stats: Insights into your most-used commands

🆕 Highlights

SQLite History: Durable, queryable command history
Interactive Search: Fuzzy search bound to your up arrow
Sync: Optional encrypted multi-machine sync
Stats: Command usage statistics

📦 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

sudo 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; Atuin is not one of them, so the repository above is the only way to get it today, ask and it can be enrolled.

How the free mirror works →

🧩 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.

Step 2: Install atuin

# Install latest atuin
sudo apt install atuin

# Verify installation
atuin --version

# Install latest atuin
apt install atuin

# Verify installation
atuin --version

🎯 Basic Usage Examples

# Show version
atuin --version

# Import existing shell history
atuin import auto

# Register with a sync server (optional)
atuin register -u <username> -e <email>

# Search history from the command line
atuin search docker

# Show usage statistics
atuin stats

🚀 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 Atuin 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:

📁 atuin-debian - Latest release builds

🔗 Related Packages

Also available from deb.griffo.io:

Starship - Fast, customizable cross-shell prompt
zoxide - Smarter cd command for your terminal
Zellij - Terminal workspace and multiplexer

            🎯 Perfect for: Command-line users who want a searchable, context-rich and optionally synced shell history across all their machines and shells.
        

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