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How to Install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu 22.04

Written by Admin, Updated On January 5, 2023
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How to Install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu 22.04

Atom is an open source cross-platform code editor developed by GitHub. It’s 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 includes support package manager, Node.js plugins, embedded Git control, smart auto-completion, syntax highlighting and multiple panes. It is written in CoffeeScript and Less. In this guide we show you how to install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu 22.04 system.

Prerequisites#

You must logged in as a root or user with sudo privileges.

Installing Atom on Ubuntu#

Atom package is available in Packagecloud Apt repository. Perform the following steps to install Atom on your Ubuntu 22.04 system:

Step 1 – Install Dependencies#

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

Step 2 – Import GPG Key#

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"

Step 2 – Install Atom#

Once 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 Ubuntu system and ready to use.

Starting Atom#

At this stage, Atom is ready to start. You can start it using system terminal by typing atom or your can launch from Activities -> Atom menu.

atom launch ubuntu 22.04

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

atom welcome screen ubuntu 22.04

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#

Congratulations! You successfully learned how to install Atom on your Ubuntu 22.04 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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