Description Atom cannot be installed on Ubuntu Groovy 20.10 because gvfs-binis no longer part of gvfssource package, but Atom has it specified as dependency. Atom Installation In this article we will show you how to install Atom on Ubuntu 18.04 by enabling the Atom repository and install the Atom package through the command line. The installation itself will take several steps as follow.
Just click on the Download button and open it with the Ubuntu software manager. If you are a command-line person, you can install Atom by following the steps shown below. To download and install Atom in Ubuntu you have to type the following command one by one in your terminal. Step 1: Add repository from official Atom Site. Under the hood Atom is a desktop application built on Electron using HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and Node.js. The easiest and recommended way to install Atom on Ubuntu machines is to enable the Atom repository and install the Atom package through the command line. Option #1: Install Atom IDE from Repository To install Atom using its official repository, you'll have to add it to Ubuntu. You can install the app from Ubuntu default repositories however, the version that comes with Ubuntu may not necessarily be the latest To install the latest version, follow the steps below.
Atom is a free and open-source source code editor. It was first released on February 26, 2014. It is a cross-platform application. Furthermore, at the time of writing the article – the latest stable release is 1.53.0. In this article, we would discuss how to install Atom text editor in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS release.
Since the package isn't available through standard Ubuntu repository. Therefore, we would discuss two methods. Choose any –
Since the package isn't available through standard Ubuntu repository. Therefore, we would discuss two methods. Choose any –
- Install Atom text editor through snap or,
- through deb package available on its official website.
We will discuss each of the above two methods mentioned in the following sections separately.
Note: Following operations would require you to have superuser privileges. In case you don't have one, then contact your System Administrator for assistance.
Install Atom text editor in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS through snapA. First we have to install snap (a package management system), if it isn't installed as default. If its already there, then we may skip this part & move to B.
Since the package – snapd is available through standard Ubuntu repository. Therefore, we need to update the repository first to make the latest version of package available. Hence, issue the following in terminal –
Atom Install Ubuntu
To install the package – snapd itself –
Atom Install Ubuntu Usb
For more information on Snap, follow the link here.
Atom Install Ubuntu Server
B. With snap installed, issue the following in terminal to install Atom text editor –
Launch the application through the terminal –
Download google chrome latest version 32 bit. If, for some reason, we choose to remove the application. Then –
Install Atom text editor in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS through deb packageSince the package isn't available through standard Ubuntu repository. Therefore, to install it we need to have a deb packagefile. For that, visit the official website of Atom text editor. A simple Google Search – 'Atom text editor' would help.
On the homepage of the official website. Click on Download .deb button. It would download the package file – atom-amd64.deb, around 118 MBs in size.
Next, head to the directory where the package file was downloaded. Use cd command-line utility –
We will use dpkg (Debian package manager) to install the downloaded package file –
where,
-i option – installs the package.
At this point, we may encounter an error – Adobe reader install for windows 8.
That is due to dependency issues. To fix that, run the following in terminal –
where, Download install mojave.
-f fixed the broken packages.
Finally, launch the application from our Systems' main menu.
Atom Editor Ubuntu 18.04
In conclusion, we have discussed how to install Atom text editor in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS release.
