Install the Atom Editor on Ubuntu | Hostvento Knowledge Base

Note: GitHub stopped the development of Atom in December 2022. It still works, but it no longer gets updates. For new work, Visual Studio Code is a good alternative.

What Atom offers

Easy install of packages for more features.
Themes, key bindings and toolbars to change the look.
Git and GitHub support built in.
Teletype, a package for working together.
Code completion.
A file browser and project management.

Step 1: Update the system

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Download Atom

Open the Atom page of the GitHub releases and find the .deb file for Ubuntu.

Or download it in the terminal:

wget https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.60.0/atom-amd64.deb

Step 3: Install Atom

You can install it by double-clicking the file in the file manager.

Installing Atom with the graphical installer

Or use the terminal:

sudo apt install ./atom-amd64.deb

Step 4: Check the installation

atom --version

Step 5: Start Atom

Open Atom from the applications menu, or type atom in a terminal.

Remove Atom

sudo apt remove atom

Quick recap

Download atom-amd64.deb and install it with sudo apt install ./atom-amd64.deb.
Check with atom --version.
Atom is no longer updated; think about VS Code.