Is Atuin in the official Ubuntu repositories?

Yes — the official Ubuntu archive ships Atuin 18.8.0. This free mirror serves the newest Atuin release that is at least 2 months old, forever free; the main repository at deb.griffo.io serves every release within hours of upstream.

How do I install the latest Atuin on Ubuntu?

Add the deb-free.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 Ubuntu releases are supported?

Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy, 24.04 Noble, 25.10 Questing and 26.04 Resolute.

Install Atuin on Ubuntu via apt

Source	Version
deb.griffo.io (main)	18.17.1 ✅
Official Ubuntu	18.8.0 🛑

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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 Staying Current Matters: 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-free.griffo.io

Step 1: Add Repository

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
                

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  -e 

# Search history from the command line
atuin search docker

# Show usage statistics
atuin stats
        

🚀 Why Choose deb-free.griffo.io?

📊 Repository Comparison:

Official Ubuntu: Often months behind, missing latest features
deb.griffo.io (main): 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 once a release is at least 2 months old; security fixes ship immediately
✅ Proper Dependencies: Correctly packaged with all required libraries
✅ Multi-Distribution: Works on Jammy and Noble
✅ Easy Maintenance: Simple apt commands for updates

📦 Package Build Repository

The Ubuntu 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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