How to Install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu 22.04

Atom is an open-source, freely available text editor. It is created with Node.js, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It provides ease to the developers as it offers many built-in functionalities and attractive themes. Atom works with GitHub and Git using Github packages. The key aspects of this text editor are customized tools, a built-in package manager, themes, a file system browser, smart autocompletion, and multiple panes.

We will describe the installation process for the Atom Text Editor in this guide:

  • Using Snap utility
  • Using Ubuntu Software Store

Let’s get started!

Method 1: Atom Text Editor installation on Ubuntu 22.04 using Snap utility

To install Atom on Ubuntu 22.04 with the help of the Snap utility, follow the steps given below.

Step 1: Update system packages

Open up the terminal using “CTRL+ALT+T” and update the system packages:

$ sudo apt update

Step 2: Install snap

Install snap on Ubuntu 22.04 system:

$ sudo apt install snapd

Let’s move toward Atom installation.

Step 3: Install Atom Text Editor

Install Atom Text Editor using snap utility:

$ sudo snap install atom --classic

From the above output, you can see that Atom version “1.60.0” is installed successfully using the snap. Let’s head to the GUI method of Atom Text Editor installation.

Method 2: Atom Text Editor installation on Ubuntu 22.04 using Software Store

On Ubuntu 22.04, follow the below-given GUI method to install Atom Text Editor.

Step 1: Open Software Store

First, in the “Activities” menu, look for “Ubuntu Software” and open it:

Step 2: Search Atom

After opening the Ubuntu Software Store, search for “Atom” in the search bar and open it from the displayed results:

Step 3: Install Atom

After that, hit the “Install” button to start Atom Text Editor installation on Ubuntu 22.04:

Meanwhile, you will be asked to add system password credentials in the “Authentication Required” wizard and press the “Authenticate” button:

You can see that we have installed Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu 22.04:

Let’s move ahead to launch Atom Text Editor.

How to launch Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu 22.04?

In order to launch Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu 22.04, first, search for “Atom” in the “Activities” menu and open it:

Upon doing so, the “Welcome Guide — Atom” window will appear on the screen. It means we have successfully launched Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu 22.04:

Let’s move toward the method to remove Atom from Ubuntu 22.04.

How to remove Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu 22.04?

On Ubuntu 22.04, to remove Atom Text Editor, use the below-provided command:

$ sudo snap remove atom

The method for installation, launch, and removal of Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu 22.04 has been demonstrated in our today’s post.

Conclusion

On Ubuntu 22.04, you can utilize two approaches to install Atom Text Editor. In the first approach, it is required to install Snap utility first. Then, install Atom using the “$ sudo snap install atom –classic” command on Ubuntu 22.04 terminal. The second approach uses the Ubuntu Software Store to install Atom Text Editor. In this article, we have guided you to install, launch, and remove Atom Text Editor from Ubuntu 22.04.