# mkasberg/ghostty-ubuntu

Ubuntu/Debian (.deb) packages for Ghostty

Repository: https://github.com/mkasberg/ghostty-ubuntu
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ghostty-ubuntu
Homepage: https://ghostty.org
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: ghostty, terminal, ubuntu
Last push: 2026-08-07T17:21:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 77, longevity 43
- inputs: {"age_days": 612, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": 154, "gap_med": 12.5, "n_releases_24m": 17}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1240, forks 34 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:06.188920+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial community project providing build scripts, .deb packages, and a Launchpad PPA for installing the Ghostty terminal emulator on Ubuntu and Debian. It keeps users on recent Ghostty releases via apt even when official distro packages lag behind.

## Use cases
- install ghostty terminal on ubuntu
- get latest ghostty version on debian
- add a ppa for ghostty
- download ghostty deb package for arm64
- keep ghostty updated via apt
- install ghostty on ubuntu 24.04

## When to choose
- you want the newest Ghostty release on Ubuntu or Debian
- your distro version lacks an official Ghostty package
- you prefer apt-managed updates over building from source

## When to avoid
- you are on Ubuntu 26.04+ and the official apt package is recent enough
- you need an officially supported Ghostty distribution channel
- you use a non-Debian-based Linux distribution

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, terminal-ui, package-manager
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cli
- tags: ghostty, deb-packaging, ppa, ubuntu, debian, terminal-emulator, unofficial-package, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- mkasberg/ghostty-ubuntu (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.188920+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:09:53.674696+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mkasberg/ghostty-ubuntu (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.188920+00:00, sha 535b32f895af)
  - homepage: https://ghostty.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:29.938649+00:00, sha 6b91ee275e50)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.