How to install Atom 1.18 on Linux Mint
How to install Atom 1.18 on Linux Mint
Atom Text Editor v1.18.0 recently released, is one of the most widely used hackable text editor and its built on atom-shell. It comes with a modern, approachable, but yet hackable to the core tool that you can customize to your needs. Comparing it to other desktop applications, it comes with its own icon in the dock, native menus and dialogs, and full access to the file system. This tutorial explains the installation procedure of Atom 1.18 on Linux Mint.
Features
- Works across operating systems. You can use it on OS X, Windows, or Linux.
- Search for and install new packages or start creating your own, all from within Atom.
- Easily browse and open a single file, a whole project, or multiple projects in one window.
- Split the interface into multiple panes to compare and edit code across files.
Installation procedure
To start with the installation procedure, add the atom package into repository by executing the following command.
user1 Desktop # add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/atom
You are about to add the following PPA:
PPA for Atom text editor: https://atom.io
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel
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gpg: requesting key EEA14886 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key EEA14886: public key " Launchpad VLC" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
The repositories are added to the target machine. Update the target machine by running the apt-get update command.
user1 Desktop # apt-get update
Get:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease [11.5 kB]
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/vim/ubuntu xenial InRelease [18.0 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]
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Get:38 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe amd64 Packages [5,804 B]
Get:39 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe i386 Packages [5,812 B]
Get:40 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe Translation-en [3,004 B]
Fetched 4,027 kB in 10s (394 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
The target system is updated with the required repositories. Install the atom package by executing the following command.
user1 Desktop # apt-get install atom
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed
git git-man liberror-perl
Suggested packages:
git-daemon-run | git-daemon-sysvinit git-doc git-el git-email git-gui gitk gitweb git-arch git-cvs
git-mediawiki git-svn
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Setting up git-man (1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.4) ...
Setting up git (1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.4) ...
Setting up atom (1.18.0-1~webupd8~0) ...
The Atom package has been successfully installed in the target machine. Now manage any source code and text files using Atom editor.
Wasn' t that an easy installation procedure? The themes in Atom editor can also be changed according to user' s need.
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