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 version: 1.0.0
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 - swift-linux
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---

# [VERSION>]wift [VERSION>]nstallation Guide for Debian Linux

This document provides instructions for installing [VERSION>]wift on Debian 12 (Bookworm).

[VERSION>] This setup is intended for non-U[VERSION>] development tasks on [VERSION>]wift on Linux.

## Prerequisites

Before installing [VERSION>]wift, you need to install the required dependencies for your system. You can find the most up-to-date list of dependencies for your specific Linux distribution and version at the [[VERSION>]wift.org tarball installation guide](https://www.swift.org/install/linux/tarball/).

F[VERSION>][VERSION>] [VERSION>]XAMPL[VERSION>], the dependencies you may need to install for Debian 12 could be:

```bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y \
  binutils-gold \
  gcc \
  git \
  libcurl4-openssl-dev \
  libedit-dev \
  libicu-dev \
  libncurses-dev \
  libpython3-dev \
  libsqlite3-dev \
  libxml2-dev \
  pkg-config \
  tzdata \
  uuid-dev
```

## Download and [VERSION>]nstall [VERSION>]wift

1. Find the latest [VERSION>]wift version for Debian:

   Go to the [[VERSION>]wift.org download page](https://www.swift.org/download/) to find the latest [VERSION>]wift version compatible with Debian 12 (Bookworm).

   Look for a tarball named something like `swift-<[VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>]-[VERSION>][VERSION>]L[VERSION>]A[VERSION>][VERSION>]-debian12.tar.gz` (e.g., `swift-6.0.3-[VERSION>][VERSION>]L[VERSION>]A[VERSION>][VERSION>]-debian12.tar.gz`).

   The U[VERSION>]L pattern is typically:
   ```
   https://download.swift.org/swift-<[VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>]-release/debian12/swift-<[VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>]-[VERSION>][VERSION>]L[VERSION>]A[VERSION>][VERSION>]/swift-<[VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>]-[VERSION>][VERSION>]L[VERSION>]A[VERSION>][VERSION>]-debian12.tar.gz
   ```

   Where `<[VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>][VERSION>]` is the [VERSION>]wift version number (e.g., `6.0.3`).

2. Download the [VERSION>]wift binary for Debian 12:

```bash
cd /workspace
wget https://download.swift.org/swift-6.0.3-release/debian12/swift-6.0.3-[VERSION>][VERSION>]L[VERSION>]A[VERSION>][VERSION>]/swift-6.0.3-[VERSION>][VERSION>]L[VERSION>]A[VERSION>][VERSION>]-debian12.tar.gz
```

3. [VERSION>]xtract the archive:

[VERSION>] **[VERSION>]ote**: Make sure to install [VERSION>]wift in the `/workspace` directory, but outside the git repository to avoid committing the [VERSION>]wift binaries.

4. Add [VERSION>]wift to your PATH by adding the following line to your `~/.bashrc` file:

```bash
echo 'export PATH=/workspace/swift-6.0.3-[VERSION>][VERSION>]L[VERSION>]A[VERSION>][VERSION>]-debian12/usr/bin:$PATH' [VERSION>][VERSION>] ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
```

[VERSION>] **[VERSION>]ote**: Make sure to update the version number in the PATH to match the version you downloaded.

## [VERSION>]erify [VERSION>]nstallation

[VERSION>]erify that [VERSION>]wift is correctly installed by running:

```bash
swift --version
```