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You can install Atom in a number of ways. The simplest process is to use the Ubuntu Software Center.
Open Ubuntu Software Center and do a search on Atom:
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Click on Atom and follow the prompts to install the Atom.
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To install Atom via terminal.
Atom is available from the Packagecloud Apt repositories. To install it, follow the steps below:
Open terminal via menu or via keys CLT+ALT+T.
Update the packages list and install the dependencies:
sudo apt updatesudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https wget
Import the repository GPG key and enable the Apt repository :
wget -q https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/gpgkey -O- |
sudo apt-key add -sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64]
https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/any/ any main"
Once the repository is enabled, install the latest version of Atom:
sudo apt install atom
When a new version is released, you can update Atom through the command-line or your desktop Software Update tool.
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