Atom is a free, cross-platform, and open-source graphical software that has been designed to act as a hackable text editor and programmer’s editor application that helps the developer to write code without too much hassle.
Atom editor is built on the Electron framework, which lets developers create modern desktop apps using state-of-the-art Web technologies like HTML5, CSS, Node.js, and JavaScript.
This tutorial will be helpful for beginners to install atom 1.54.0 in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 18.04, LinuxMint 20.1, CentOS 8, and Fedora 33
The latest version of Atom editor is 1.54.0 and recently released with the list of the changes
Atom 1.54.0 Changelog
- Add defaultFontSize setting
- Skip shell functions when parsing env
- Add cmd shortkeys for Linux and Windows
- Do not wipe original file when duplicating
- Fixes unable to show file warning
How to Install Atom 1.54.0 in Ubuntu / Linux Mint / CentOS / Fedora?
For Ubuntu / Linux Mint
There is no official PPA for Atom installation in ubuntu and Linux Mint, as of now deb file installation procedure is available.
Step 1: Download the deb file using the below command
wget https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.54.0/atom-amd64.deb
Step 2: Install it
dpkg -i atom-amd64.deb
For CentOS / Fedora
Step 1: Download the deb file using the below command
wget https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.54.0/atom.x86_64.rpm
Step 2: Install it
rpm -ivh atom.x86_64.rpm
