# Zed on Linux

## Standard Installation

For most people we recommend using the script on the [download](https://zed.dev/download) page to install Zed:

```sh
curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | sh
```

We also offer a preview build of Zed which receives updates about a week ahead of stable. You can install it with:

```sh
curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | ZED_CHANNEL=preview sh
```

The Zed installed by the script works best on systems that:

- have a Vulkan compatible GPU available (for example Linux on an M-series macBook)
- have a system-wide glibc (NixOS and Alpine do not by default)
  - x86_64 (Intel/AMD): glibc version >= 2.31 (Ubuntu 20 and newer)
  - aarch64 (ARM): glibc version >= 2.35 (Ubuntu 22 and newer)

Both Nix and Alpine have third-party Zed packages available (though they are currently a few weeks out of date). If you'd like to use our builds they do work if you install a glibc compatibility layer. On NixOS you can try [nix-ld](https://github.com/Mic92/nix-ld), and on Alpine [gcompat](https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Running_glibc_programs).

You will need to build from source for:

- architectures other than 64-bit Intel or 64-bit ARM (for example a 32-bit or RISC-V machine)
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.x, Rocky Linux 8, AlmaLinux 8, Amazon Linux 2 on all architectures
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.x, Rocky Linux 9.3, AlmaLinux 8, Amazon Linux 2023 on aarch64 (x86_x64 OK)

## Other ways to install Zed on Linux

Zed is open source, and [you can install from source](./development/linux.md).

### Installing via a package manager

There are several third-party Zed packages for various Linux distributions and package managers, sometimes under `zed-editor`. You may be able to install Zed using these packages:

- Flathub: [`dev.zed.Zed`](https://flathub.org/apps/dev.zed.Zed)
- Arch: [`zed`](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/zed/)
- Arch (AUR): [`zed-git`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/zed-git), [`zed-preview`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/zed-preview), [`zed-preview-bin`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/zed-preview-bin)
- Alpine: `zed` ([aarch64](https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/package/edge/testing/aarch64/zed)) ([x86_64](https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/package/edge/testing/x86_64/zed))
- Nix: `zed-editor` ([unstable](https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&show=zed-editor))
- Fedora/Ultramarine (Terra): [`zed`](https://github.com/terrapkg/packages/tree/frawhide/anda/devs/zed/stable), [`zed-preview`](https://github.com/terrapkg/packages/tree/frawhide/anda/devs/zed/preview), [`zed-nightly`](https://github.com/terrapkg/packages/tree/frawhide/anda/devs/zed/nightly)
- Solus: [`zed`](https://github.com/getsolus/packages/tree/main/packages/z/zed)
- Parabola: [`zed`](https://www.parabola.nu/packages/extra/x86_64/zed/)
- Manjaro: [`zed`](https://packages.manjaro.org/?query=zed)
- ALT Linux (Sisyphus): [`zed`](https://packages.altlinux.org/en/sisyphus/srpms/zed/)
- AOSC OS: [`zed`](https://packages.aosc.io/packages/zed)
- openSUSE Tumbleweed: [`zed`](https://en.opensuse.org/Zed)

See [Repology](https://repology.org/project/zed-editor/versions) for a list of Zed packages in various repositories.

When installing a third-party package please be aware that it may not be completely up to date and may be slightly different from the Zed we package (a common change is to rename the binary to `zedit` or `zeditor` to avoid conflicting with other packages).

We'd love your help making Zed available for everyone. If Zed is not yet available for your package manager, and you would like to fix that, we have some notes on [how to do it](./development/linux.md#notes-for-packaging-zed).

### Downloading manually

If you'd prefer, you can install Zed by downloading our pre-built .tar.gz. This is the same artifact that our install script uses, but you can customize the location of your installation by modifying the instructions below:

Download the `.tar.gz` file:

- [zed-linux-x86_64.tar.gz](https://zed.dev/api/releases/stable/latest/zed-linux-x86_64.tar.gz) ([preview](https://zed.dev/api/releases/preview/latest/zed-linux-x86_64.tar.gz))