How to upgrade Atom Editor on Linux?

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What is the best way to upgrade atom on Linux Ubuntu ? I install atom using official doc

  git clone https://github.com/atom/atom
  cd atom
  script/build
  sudo script/grunt install

Just `wget https://atom.io/download/deb -O /tmp/atom.deb && sudo dpkg -i /tmp/atom.deb`. — Pablo Bianchi, Jul 27 '17 at 04:21

Rudolf · Answer 1 · 2016-12-05T16:19:52.663

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I created the following script to update my atom on Ubuntu 14.10.

#!/bin/bash
# Update atom from downloaded deb file
rm -f /tmp/atom.deb
curl -L https://atom.io/download/deb > /tmp/atom.deb
dpkg --install /tmp/atom.deb 

echo "***** apm upgrade - to ensure we update all apm packages *****"
apm upgrade --confirm false

exit 0

The file atom_update is executable and needs to be called using su:

sudo ./atom_update

The above works, but nowadays I use the following:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/atom
sudo apt -y update
sudo apt -y install atom
apm install \
file-icons \
tabs-to-spaces \
trailing-spaces \
xml-formatter

With the above setup

sudo apt -y upgrade

will update an installed atom to the latest version. The ppa is generally up to date.

edited Dec 05 '16 at 16:19

answered Nov 05 '14 at 14:46

Rudolf

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I would remove the `apm upgrade` from this script as it will run that as sudo and you may have issues upgrading packages from within atom in the future. – Tomeh Jun 19 '15 at 10:49
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I'd also remove atom - you don't want to be running as root. – Ali W Aug 16 '15 at 04:57
But dpkg need to be run as root, isn't it ? – JazZ Nov 09 '16 at 14:18
Removed "atom" from script. Ali W is correct that one should not run this as root. "dpkg" needs to be run as root. – Rudolf Dec 05 '16 at 16:14
atom now has an official repo, which has a more up to date version https://github.com/atom/atom/issues/2956#issuecomment-353225330 – christopherlovell Feb 22 '18 at 22:51

score 37 · Accepted Answer · answered May 31 '15 at 03:52

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Now, it looks like the easiest way is to download the new packaged version (.deb or .rpm) from the official releases and install it over your previous one: https://github.com/atom/atom/releases

answered May 31 '15 at 03:52

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This is what I have been doing to update the editor to new versions. Just went from 1.18 to 1.20 today in Ubuntu 16.04 and it kept my settings and my many open projects and tabs. – Daniel Sep 15 '17 at 16:38
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You can get official Red Hat and Debian repositories from https://flight-manual.atom.io/getting-started/sections/installing-atom/#platform-linux – mkungla Jul 26 '18 at 14:39

score 33 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 25 '16 at 23:08

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It's now even easier with the APT package.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/atom
sudo apt update
sudo apt install atom

And now you can upgrade / dist-upgrade as usual

sudo apt upgrade

answered Dec 25 '16 at 23:08

zurfyx

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if you don't want to upgrade your whole system, you can run `sudo apt install atom` again and it will update that package only. – Ulad Kasach Feb 10 '18 at 21:08
@IamMashed - it should just upgrade it - The following packages will be upgraded: atom – G.H Jun 08 '18 at 08:13
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Doesn't work in Ubuntu 16.04: ``atom is already the newest version (1.26.1-1~webupd8~0).`` when the latest stable is ``1.29.0`` (as of now). The ``dpkg --install /tmp/atom.deb`` in the other answer worked. – Juha Untinen Aug 16 '18 at 13:17
and its just broken with 19.10 – scones May 29 '20 at 13:58

wranvaud · Answer 4 · 2017-06-21T13:59:44.273

Current official documentation seem to recommend another method:

Atom Github Page

Debian Linux (Ubuntu)

Atom is only available for 64-bit Linux systems.

Download atom-amd64.deb from the Atom releases page.

Run sudo dpkg --install atom-amd64.deb on the downloaded package.

Launch Atom using the installed atom command.

The Linux version does not currently automatically update so you will need to repeat these steps to upgrade to future releases.

Red Hat Linux (Fedora 21 and under, CentOS, Red Hat)

Atom is only available for 64-bit Linux systems.

Download atom.x86_64.rpm from the Atom releases page.

Run sudo yum localinstall atom.x86_64.rpm on the downloaded package.

Launch Atom using the installed atom command.

The Linux version does not currently automatically update so you will need to repeat these steps to upgrade to future releases.

Fedora 22+

Atom is only available for 64-bit Linux systems.

Download atom.x86_64.rpm from the Atom releases page.

Run sudo dnf install ./atom.x86_64.rpm on the downloaded package.

Launch Atom using the installed atom command.

The Linux version does not currently automatically update so you will need to repeat these steps to upgrade to future releases.

score 25 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 15 '14 at 02:38

As of this writing, the best option to upgrade to the latest released version of Atom is to check out the most recent tag and build it, especially if you built it in the first place.

cd atom
git pull
git checkout v0.115.0 (or whatever the latest release is: https://github.com/atom/atom/releases)
script/build
sudo script/grunt install

infinite-etcetera · Answer 6 · 2016-10-01T21:32:44.703

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  wget https://atom.io/download/deb -O atom64.deb
  sudo dpkg --install atom64.deb

or

  wget https://atom.io/download/rpm -O atom64.rpm
  sudo dnf install atom64.rpm

the above URLs redirect to https://atom-installer.github.com/

edited Oct 01 '16 at 21:32

answered Oct 01 '16 at 21:26

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score 4 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 23 '18 at 13:59

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An easier way is to install the atom-updater-linux from the packages on the atom website.

Go to edit > preferences > install and search for atom-updater-linux

or from the terminal:

apm install atom-updater-linux

This should check for updates after every launch and prompt you to install new updates.

answered Jan 23 '18 at 13:59

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[This package is deprecated](https://atom.io/packages/atom-updater-linux) – eleuteron Sep 06 '18 at 15:58

score 4 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 06 '18 at 09:48

Currently the preferred procedure is described at the atom pages Installing Atom - Platform-linux

When using the add-apt-repository suggested in the top answer, this URL is suggested.

The apt repository mentioned at the Atom pages:

curl -sL https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packagecloud.io/AtomEditor/atom/any/ any main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/atom.list'
sudo apt-get update

score 2 · Answer 9 · answered Feb 09 '16 at 15:13

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If you are onn Ubuntu you can go to the Ubuntu Software Center, search for Atom and just click on Update. Then job done!

answered Feb 09 '16 at 15:13

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Download the latest version from https://atom.io/beta and double click it. Upgrade it using **Ubuntu Software Center**. – XY L Feb 17 '16 at 06:36

score 2 · Answer 10 · answered Aug 08 '16 at 07:21

If anybody is interested, I wrote a small atom package for this purpose.

The package is meant to timely inform the user of new versions being available (stable or beta, configurable via settings) and uses GitHub API under the hood. It is platform independent, so it should work with any linux distro, but also with Windows or other systems.

It does not perform the upgrade automatically as I wrote it for my needs and I was not interested in such feature. I may add it in the future should strong interest for it manifest itself, though.

Feedback is welcome, best as tickets on github.

karel · Answer 11 · 2021-03-04T14:12:08.737

Ubuntu 16.04 and later

Run these commands to quickly and easily install and upgrade the Atom text editor snap package from the terminal in Ubuntu 16.04 and later (64-bit only).

Install Atom text editor:
```
  sudo snap install --classic atom  
```
Note that a snap in classic confinement behaves as a traditionally packaged application with full access to the system, and Atom extension packages are installed into the user's home directory.
Upgrade Atom text editor:
```
  sudo snap refresh --classic atom 
```

Pritesh Gohil · Answer 12 · 2019-09-01T12:24:29.153

I upgraded from

Atom : 1.26.1 Electron: 1.7.11 Chrome : 58.0.3029.110 Node : 7.9.0

to

Atom : 1.40.1 Electron: 3.1.10 Chrome : 66.0.3359.181 Node : 10.2.0

I followed these simple steps,

create a file

sudo nano /usr/local/bin/atom-update

copy following snippet and save with Ctrl+o and "enter" and Ctrl+x

your code

#!/bin/bash
wget -q https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/latest -O /tmp/latest
wget --progress=bar -q 'https://github.com'$(cat /tmp/latest | grep -o -E 'href="([^"#]+)atom-amd64.deb"' | cut -d'"' -f2 | sort | uniq) -O /tmp/atom-amd64.deb -q --show-progress
dpkg -i /tmp/atom-amd64.deb

Make it executable

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/atom-update

Run the script to upgrade atom

sudo atom-update

score 1 · Answer 13 · answered May 05 '15 at 22:56

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I would add that you should probably clean before updating the build to prevent some nasty errors.

cd atom
git pull
script/clean
script/build
sudo script/grunt install

answered May 05 '15 at 22:56

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Oct 03 '17 at 21:47

For debian I have created a bash script which does the following:

Check with https://api.github.com and dpkg if atom is installed and/or up-to date.
Download and install the atom.deb from github if needed.
Provide a --beta switch if somebody wants to maintain the beta version as well.

Fell free to use it, it is located here: https://gist.github.com/rumpelsepp/8a953d6c092cbeb043695cfada114bef

score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Sep 06 '18 at 15:57

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Since December 2017 Atom provides official repositories for all major Linux distributions. You can find the latest installation instructions here.

answered Sep 06 '18 at 15:57

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score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Jul 26 '19 at 15:23

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Latest Way is to first install $ apm install atom-updater-linux then simply press Alt+Ctrl+U or go to Help and there is option for check for updates

answered Jul 26 '19 at 15:23

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How to upgrade Atom Editor on Linux?

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