Install Atom 1.6.0 text editor on Linux Ubuntu Systems, via webupd8team PPA. Terminal commands to install Atom on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 14.10. Atom is a powerful multi-platform text editor developed by GitHub. It is known for its powerful features and an intuitive graphical user interface. The Atom text editor supports macros, auto-completion and split screen.
The latest version available is Atom 1.6.0, which brings the below changes:
- Add functionality and API for pending pane items
- Improvements to multi-pane usage
- Block Decorations
- Async Git
- Top and bottom bar API
Install Atom 1.6.0
Atom 1.6.0 can be installed on Linux Ubuntu Systems, via webupd8team PPA. Run the following command in Terminal to install Atom 1.6.0 text editor:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/atom
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install atom
Once installed, open the Atom 1.6.0 from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal.
If you wish to uninstall and remove Atom 1.6.0 from Linux Ubuntu Systems, run the command given below:
$ sudo apt-get remove atom