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How to Install Atom Text Editor on Debian 9

Written by Admin, Updated On July 15, 2019
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How to Install Atom Text Editor on Debian 9

Atom is a free and open source cross-platform code editor developed by GitHub. It It includes support package manager, Node.js plugins, embedded Git control, smart auto-completion, syntax highlighting and multiple panes. Atom is a desktop application built using web technologies. Atom is based on Electron a framework that enables cross-platform desktop applications using Chromium and Node.js. It is written in CoffeeScript and Less. In this tutorial, described how to install Atom Text Editor on Debian 9 system.

Prerequisites#

Before you start installing Atom on Debian, you should logged in as a non-root user with sudo privileges.

Install Atom on Debian#

Perform the below steps to install Atom on your Debian 9 system:

At first, update the apt package list by typing:

sudo apt update

After that you should install necessary dependencies for fetching packages from https sources:

sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https wget

Import GPG key of the repository using following wget command:

wget -q https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/gpgkey -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Next add the Atom apt repository to your system using below command:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/any/ any main"

When the repository enabled again update the package index list:

sudo apt update

At last, Execute the below command to install Atom Text Editor:

sudo apt install atom

That’s all. Atom is installed on your Debian system and ready to use.

Starting Atom#

Now Atom is ready to start it using your system terminal by typing atom or your can launch from Applications -> Atom menu.

When you launch Atom editor first time it will look like as below:

debian atom text editor

Update Atom Text Editor#

You can update the Atom when a new version is available. You can update it through your desktop standard Software Update tool. Alternatively, you can update by running the following commands in your terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Conclusion#

You have learned how to install Atom on your Debian 9 system. You also can customize your Atom editor by installing plugins. If you would like to get more details about Atom visit the official Atom documentation page.

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1 Comment

  1. Gavin Reply
    January 29, 2021 at 12:50 am

    This does not work. I keep getting to incert the disc labeled Debain GNU *ECT* in the drive ‘/media/cdrom/’ and press [Enter]

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