Atom is a free, open source modern text editor. It is based on web technologies but can be run as a desktop application. As its built in web technologies, this text editor can be customised any way you want with CSS/HTML/JavaScript.
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Atom 0.165.0 Feature Summary and bug fixes
- Easy to use interface
- Customizable using CSS/HTML/JavaScript
- Theme Support
- Syntax Highlighting and all basic text editor support
- Add your own features
How to install – using Terminal
To install Atom 0.165.0 in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr using terminal run below commands in sequence. Enter password when prompted.
Download the deb package from here. https://atom.io/download/deb
cd ~/Downloads
sudo dpkg -i atom-amd64.deb
If you face error – ” while installing run below command and upon completion, run above commands again.
sudo apt-get -f install
Run
- Type Atom in dash. Click the launcher icon.
- For Gnome, go to Applications -> Accessories -> Atom

Links
- Website:
- Source:
How to uninstall
To uninstall Atom run below commands in terminal.
sudo dpkg -r atom
Image, Logo Credits
Atom