Debian

Install Gnoblin on Debian from the Gnoblin package repository. See platform support for the supported releases and architectures. Where there is no package, use Build from source.

Install

Add the Gnoblin repository, then install Gnoblin:

sudo install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL -o /etc/apt/keyrings/gnoblin.asc https://repo.gnoblin.org/gpg.key
sudo curl -fsSL -o /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gnoblin-stable.sources \
  "https://repo.gnoblin.org/gnoblin/stable/deb/gnoblin-stable-$(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME").sources"
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gnoblin

Before you run apt update, check the key fingerprint with gpg --show-keys /etc/apt/keyrings/gnoblin.asc. It must match the one in package repositories.

To follow the main branch instead of releases, use nightly in place of stable in the file name and the address.

Next steps

Install a desktop shell and log in.

Update

sudo apt update
sudo apt install --only-upgrade gnoblin

Log out and back in to use the new version.

Remove

Log in to another session first, then run:

sudo apt purge gnoblin

Your shell and your configuration stay. Remove the shell separately if you do not want it.

See troubleshooting if the session does not start.

More information

• Debian Wiki: using third-party repositories