GNet Solutions » GNU/Linux Administration

Support #655

Updated by Daniel Curtis over 9 years ago

This is a guide on installing the Atom editor on Debian 8. 

 h2. Prepare the System 

 * Make sure the system is up to date: 
 <pre> 
 sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade 
 </pre> 

 * Install a few dependencies: 
 <pre> 
 sudo apt-get install build-essential git libgnome-keyring-dev fakeroot 
 </pre> 

 h2. Install Atom 

 *NOTE*: Atom must be built as a non-root user 

 * Clone the Atom repository: 
 <pre> 
 git clone https://github.com/atom/atom 
 cd atom 
 </pre> 

 * Checkout the latest Atom release: 
 <pre> 
 git fetch -p 
 git checkout $(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`) 
 </pre> 

 * Build Atom: 
 <pre> 
 script/build 
 </pre> 
 This will create the atom application at $TMPDIR/atom-build/Atom. 

 * Install the atom and apm commands to /usr/local/bin by executing: 
 <pre> 
 sudo script/grunt install 
 </pre> 

 h2. Resources 

 * https://github.com/atom/atom/blob/master/docs/build-instructions/linux.md

Back