atom-editor Installation and Setup Installing Atom on Linux

Example

Installing from a package

Debian, Ubuntu, etc.

$ sudo dpkg -i atom-amd64.deb
$ sudo apt-get -f install

RedHat Enterprise, CentOS, Oracle Linux, Scientific Linux, etc.

$ sudo yum install -y atom.x86_64.rpm

Fedora (DNF package manager)

$ sudo dnf install -y atom.x86_64.rpm

SUSE (Zypp package manager)

$ sudo zypper in -y atom.x86_64.rpm

Building from Source

Requirements:

• OS with 64 or 32 bit architecture
• C++ 11 toolchain
• Git
• Node.js 4.4x or later
• npm 3.10.x or later
• GNOME Keyring Development headers

Run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/atom/atom.git
cd atom
script/build

For specific instructions related to a single Linux distro, read these instructions.