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The editor provides native builds for Linux, including Nixpkgs packages and a reproducible flake. Hardware acceleration requires a GPU with Vulkan support; systems without Vulkan can fall back to emulation via tools such as [https://github.com/nix-community/nixGL nixGL].<ref>Zed Industries, "Linux", Zed Documentation, Accessed October 2025. https://zed.dev/docs/linux</ref>
The editor provides native builds for Linux, including Nixpkgs packages and a reproducible flake. Hardware acceleration requires a GPU with Vulkan support; systems without Vulkan can fall back to emulation via tools such as [https://github.com/nix-community/nixGL nixGL].<ref>Zed Industries, "Linux", Zed Documentation, Accessed October 2025. https://zed.dev/docs/linux</ref>


{{Nixpkg|pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor|zed-editor}} is available in Nixpkgs since 24.11;
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However, Zed provides [https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/flake.nix an official nix flake] which might be useful if you need features that have not yet reached unstable Nixpkgs.
{{Nixpkg|pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor|zed-editor}} is available in Nixpkgs since 24.11; However, Zed provides [https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/flake.nix an official nix flake] which might be useful if you need features that have not yet reached unstable Nixpkgs.


== Installation == <!--T:3-->
== Installation == <!--T:3-->


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The package installs both desktop launchers and a CLI entry point aliased to <code>zeditor</code>, mirroring the upstream binary name
The package installs both desktop launchers and a CLI entry point aliased to <code>zeditor</code>, mirroring the upstream binary name


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Build the flake package with <code>nix build .#zed-latest</code> or expose it in your configuration with the appropriate overlay.
Build the flake package with <code>nix build .#zed-latest</code> or expose it in your configuration with the appropriate overlay.


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{{Warning|Zed requires hardware-accelerated Vulkan. On systems without supported drivers, use <code>nixGL</code> or home-manager's <code>nixGL.vulkan.enable {{=}} true;</code> to provide the necessary libraries.
{{Warning|Zed requires hardware-accelerated Vulkan. On systems without supported drivers, use <code>nixGL</code> or home-manager's <code>nixGL.vulkan.enable {{=}} true;</code> to provide the necessary libraries.
Providing Vulkan through <code>nixGL</code> can be more consistent than relying on host distribution packages, especially on non-NixOS systems where Wayland and X11 stacks differ in their Vulkan capabilities.}}
Providing Vulkan through <code>nixGL</code> can be more consistent than relying on host distribution packages, especially on non-NixOS systems where Wayland and X11 stacks differ in their Vulkan capabilities.}}