Download Atom Linux Mint
Daryl Kowal
Once the GPG key has been added to your system, you should get the "OK" on terminal output, this means the GPG key was successfully added to your system, and you can proceed to the next step by adding the official atom repository to your system.Step 2 - Add Atom's Official RepositoryAfter adding the GPG key on your system, add the atom's official repo by running the command below, simply paste the command to your terminal and press enter to execute it.sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] any main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/atom.list'Step 3 - Update your systemAfter adding the GPG key and the official Atom repository to your system, you need to update your system to ensure that you can install atom.
Step 4 - Install AtomAll you have to do now is to install Atom, open terminal and run the command belowsudo apt install atomInstall Atom Via Package ManagerStep 1 - Download Atom from official websiteGo to - and click the Download buttonStep 2 - Execute atom-amd64.debOnce the file atom-amd64.deb has been downloaded to your system, open the deb file by double clicking on itNext, you should see this window, click the "Install Package" button as shown on the image belowOnce you click the Install button on gdebi packager window, you will get prompted to enter your password in order to proceed with the installation of Atom, type your password and click the Authenticate button
After typing your password. you should see this window, this means the installation has started, you don't have to do anything on this step so just let the installer finish.Once the installation has been successfully completed, verify if Atom was installed correctly, to do this simply run the version command on your terminalatom --versionYou should get an output like thise94@e94:$ atom --versionAtom : 1.60.0Electron: 9.4.4Chrome : 83.0.4103.122Node : 12.14.1The output above shows that Atom version : 1.60.0 got installed on your system.Install Atom Deb file using terminalNavigate to the folder where you downloaded the .deb file from atom.io, you can use the cd command to go to the Downloads folder or to any other folder where the .deb file is located.
and then simply run the dpkg command to install atom directly from your terminalsudo dpkg -i atom-amd64.debInstall Atom Via Software ManagerAtom can also be installed by using the Software Manager on Linux Mint, installing atom via software manager is very easy and doesn't require you to use the terminal.Step 1 - Launch Software ManagerClick the Mint icon to open the Mint Menu, then type "Software Manager" on the search box and click the "Software Manager" that appears on the right side of the menu.Step 2 - Lookup for Atom on Software ManagerOn Software Manager search bar type "Atom" and press enter, this will perform a search on Software Manager and will show you all results that contains the atom word, you need to click on the first result as shown on the image below.
Next, click the Install button to Install Atom via Software ManagerOnce you click the Install button, you will get this window if flatpaks are missing from your system, the reason why additional flatpaks packages must be installed in order to install Atom is because Atom is being installed from flathub repository which is already integrated on Linux mint.
Click Continue and the installation should startThen you should see the Launch and Remove button once Atom has been installed on your system.How to Launch AtomAtom will get listed under Programming categories on Mint Menu, so to launch Atom you can easily do so by launching it directly from Mint Menu. However, you can also launch it from terminal and software manager.
Launch Atom via Mint MenuGo to Programming category and click Atom to launch itLaunch Atom via TerminalIf you installed atom via the first method which is the recommended method(Official Repo), you can launch atom by running atom on your terminalatomWhen you Install Atom via Software manager, you can't launch as the command above, you need to use the correct flatpak syntax to launch Atom, use the command below to launch Atom.flatpak run io.atom.AtomLaunch Atom Via Software ManagerTo launch Atom via Software manager simply open software manager and search for Atom same as if you were looking for Atom to Install it and click the Launch button.ConclusionIn this tutorial we covered different methods of Installing Atom text editor on Linux mint. We recommend you Install Atom via its official package repository which is the first method that we explained on this tutorial.
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