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⚡ Install Zed on Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka”

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← Zed overview & all releases
📦 Currently serving: zed 1.10.3-1~questing for questing (updated 2026-07-14) — 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.

Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” is the current interim Ubuntu release. Zed is not shipped at its latest version by the official Ubuntu archives, so this repository builds current upstream releases as native .deb packages targeted specifically at questing, with dependencies matching what Ubuntu 25.10 actually ships.

🚀 Install Zed on questing

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 questing 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 questing main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb.griffo.io.list > /dev/null apt update

The sources line above pins the questing 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

🗑️ 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

📋 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”bookworm1.10.3-1~bookworm
Debian 13 “Trixie”trixie1.10.3-1~trixie
Debian 14 “Forky”forky1.10.3-1~forky
Debian Sidsid1.10.3-1~sid
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS “Jammy Jellyfish”jammy1.10.3-1~jammy
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat”noble1.10.3-1~noble
Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka”questing (this page)1.10.3-1~questing
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute”resolute1.10.3-1~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 Ubuntu archive?

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

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.