How to Install Atom on Ubuntu?, How to Install Atom on Linux Mint?. This guide will provide you with the steps to install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu / Linux Mint. Atom is a powerful and feature-rich text editor designed to satisfy the needs of

Features of Atom text editor
- Cross-platform editing: Runs on Windows, Linux and macOS
- Has built-in package manager: Easily search and install packages to extend Atom features.
- Smart autocompletion: Faster code writing and editing with the help of a smart and flexible autocomplete.
- File system browser: Easily browse and open a single file, a whole project, or multiple projects in one window.
- Highly Customizable: Tweak the look and feel of your UI with CSS/Less, and add major features with HTML and JavaScript.
- Provides Multiple panes: Split your Atom interface into multiple panes to compare and edit code across files
Install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu / Linux Mint
There are two ways you can install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu / Linux Mint.
- Install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu / Linux Mint from APT repository
- Install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu / Linux Mint using Snap
We will look at these two methods of installing Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu / Linux Mint.
Install Atom Text Editor from Apt repository
To install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu / Linux Mint using this method, first add Atom official package repository to your system by running the following command.
sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install wget
wget -qO - https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/any/ any main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/atom.list'
Then update apt index and install Atom text editor on your Ubuntu / Linux Mint desktop.
sudo apt update
sudo apt -y install atom
Wait for the installation to finish then start Atom from your Desktop Launcher.
If you’re interested in Beta version of Atom, install it with:
sudo apt install atom-beta
Install Atom Text Editor using Snap
Ensure you have snapd installed.
sudo apt install snapd
Install Atom by running the command:
$ sudo snap install atom --classic
atom 1.60.0 from Snapcrafters installed
You can start Atom from the command line or by searching on your Desktop start menu.
$ atom
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- How to Install Atom on Linux Mint
- How to Install Atom on Ubuntu
Do NOT install atom with snap! It will not add atom to the menu and you will need to run atom from a terminal. There are probably ways to fix this but the author conveniently leaves those steps out.