Atom is a free and open-source text and source code editor for OS X, Linux, and Windows with support for plug-ins written in Node.js, and embedded Git Control, developed by GitHub
In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install latest version of Atom using the Atom official package repository on your Ubuntu 20 machine.
01- First, Update the packages list and install the dependencies:
# sudo apt update # sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https wget
02- You can now add the Atom official package repository to your system by running the following commands:
# 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' # sudo apt-get update
04- Once the repository is enabled. You can now install Atom using apt-get or apt command:
# sudo apt install atom
05- Now that Atom is installed, you can launch it from the command line by typing atom or by clicking the Atom text editor icon from the activities menu
Conclusion
You have successfully learned how to install Atom Text Editor on your Ubuntu 20 machine. You might want to check the following guides:
