{"id":12492,"date":"2019-03-27T03:37:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T03:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=12492"},"modified":"2019-03-27T03:37:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T03:37:45","slug":"atom-a-hackable-text-and-source-code-editor-for-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/27\/atom-a-hackable-text-and-source-code-editor-for-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Atom \u2013 A Hackable Text and Source Code Editor for Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

These days\u00a0Atom<\/strong>\u00a0text editor is making a lots of news. Atom is a free and open-source text and source code editor, available for cross platform Operating Systems \u2013 Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It is released under MIT License, written in C++, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js and Coffee Script, Atom is based on Chromium.<\/p>\n

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\"Atom<\/a><\/p>\n

Atom Editor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A Quick Time Travel<\/h4>\n

Atom<\/strong>\u00a0project was started by the founder of GitHub, Chris Wanstrath in the mid of year 2008. Nearly 6 years later, the first public beta was released on February 26, 2014. Nearly 15 months later the release of first public beta (and 7 years since the idea was conceived), on June 25, 2015 Atom got a stable release.<\/p>\n

Features of Atom text\/source code Editor.<\/p>\n

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  1. Cross Platform support (Linux\/OS X\/Windows)<\/li>\n
  2. Polished edges<\/li>\n
  3. Modern and approachable editor that can be customized to core.<\/li>\n
  4. Built in Package Manager \u2013 Search and install from within. You may develop your own package.<\/li>\n
  5. Smart Approach \u2013 Ensures you write code with speed, flexibility and auto-completion.<\/li>\n
  6. Embedded File System Browser \u2013 Browse and open file\/project\/group of projects with ease in one window.<\/li>\n
  7. Split Panel \u2013 Multi-panel feature to compare and edit code from single window. No more switching between windows.<\/li>\n
  8. Find and replace text in one file or all your projects.<\/li>\n
  9. There are some 2,137 Free and open-source Packages, that you can use.<\/li>\n
  10. As of Now it supports some 685 themes to pick from.<\/li>\n
  11. Plug-ins supported<\/li>\n
  12. Can be used as IDE (Integrated Development Environment)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Prerequisite<\/h5>\n
      \n
    1. C++<\/li>\n
    2. Git<\/li>\n
    3. node.js version 0.10.x or node.js Version 0.12.x or io.js (1.x) [Any one of three]<\/li>\n
    4. npm Version 1.4.x<\/li>\n
    5. Gnome Keyring (libgnome-keyring-dev or libgnome-keyring-devel)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      How to Install Atom Editor in Linux<\/h3>\n

      There are binary package available for\u00a0DEB<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0RPM<\/strong>\u00a0based distributions for 64 bit architecture only, hence no need to compile it from source.<\/p>\n

      However if you want to compile it from source for any system including DEB and RPM based distribution, follow the below instructions.<\/p>\n

      Installing from Binary Packages<\/h4>\n

      To install\u00a0Atom<\/strong>\u00a0on Linux, you can download\u00a0DEB<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0RPM<\/strong>\u00a0binary package for\u00a0Debian<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0RedHat<\/strong>\u00a0based systems from the main\u00a0Atom website<\/a>\u00a0or use following wget command to directly download the packages into your terminal.<\/p>\n

      $ wget https:\/\/atom.io\/download\/deb\t\t[On Debain based systems]\r\n$ wget https:\/\/atom.io\/download\/rpm\t\t[On RedHat based systems]\r\n<\/pre>\n
      On\u00a0Debian<\/strong>\u00a0based systems, use\u00a0dpkg -i<\/code>\u00a0command to install the binary package.<\/p>\n
      $ sudo dpkg -i deb<\/strong>\r\n[sudo] password for tecmint: \r\nSelecting previously unselected package atom.\r\n(Reading database ... 204982 files and directories currently installed.)\r\nPreparing to unpack deb ...\r\nUnpacking atom (1.0.0) ...\r\nSetting up atom (1.0.0) ...\r\nProcessing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...\r\nProcessing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1) ...\r\n<\/pre>\n
      On RedHat based systems, use\u00a0rpm -ivh<\/code>\u00a0command to install the binary package.<\/p>\n
      # rpm -ivh rpm<\/strong>\r\nPreparing...                          ################################# [100%]\r\nUpdating \/ installing...\r\n   1:atom-1.0.0-0.1.fc21              ################################# [100%]\r\n<\/pre>\n
      Installing from Source<\/h4>\n
      If you just want to build Atom from source, you can do by following up-to-date detailed build instructions on Linux systems.<\/p>\n
      To build Atom from source, you need to have following required packages to be install on the system, before building the Atom from source.<\/p>\n
      On Debian \/ Ubuntu<\/h5>\n
      $ sudo apt-get install build-essential git libgnome-keyring-dev fakeroot\r\n$ curl --silent --location https:\/\/deb.nodesource.com\/setup_0.12 | sudo bash -\r\n$ sudo apt-get install --yes nodejs\r\n$ sudo apt-get install npm\r\n$ sudo npm config set python \/usr\/bin\/python2 -g\r\n<\/pre>\n
      On RHEL, CentOS or Fedora<\/h5>\n
      # yum --assumeyes install make gcc gcc-c++ glibc-devel git-core libgnome-keyring-devel rpmdevtools\r\n# curl --silent --location https:\/\/rpm.nodesource.com\/setup | bash -\r\n# yum install --yes nodejs\r\n# yum install npm\r\n# npm config set python \/usr\/bin\/python2 -g\r\n<\/pre>\n
      Once the required packages has been installed, now clone the\u00a0Atom<\/strong>\u00a0repository from git.<\/p>\n
      $ git clone https:\/\/github.com\/atom\/atom\r\n$ cd atom\r\n<\/pre>\n
      Checkout the latest\u00a0Atom<\/strong>\u00a0release and build it.<\/p>\n
      $ git fetch -p\r\n$ git checkout $(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)\r\n$ script\/build\r\n<\/pre>\n
      Note<\/strong>: If Atom build process failed with below error message:<\/p>\n
      npm v1.4+ is required to build Atom. Version 1.3.10 was detected.<\/pre>\n
      That means you must have latest version npm (i.e\u00a0v1.4<\/strong>) installed on the system, to get the latest version of npm you need to add node.js PPA to your system to get the latest version of Nodejs and NPM.<\/p>\n
      $ sudo apt-get install python-software-properties\r\n$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:chris-lea\/node.js\r\n$ sudo apt-get update\r\n$ sudo apt-get install nodejs<\/pre>\n
      Next, install the atom and apm commands to\u00a0\/usr\/local\/bin<\/code>\u00a0directory by executing following command:<\/p>\n
      $ sudo script\/grunt install\r\n<\/pre>\n
      Atom Testing and Usage<\/h3>\n
      1.<\/strong>\u00a0Fire\u00a0Atom<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0Application Menu<\/strong>, or by typing command \u2018atom<\/code>, in the command prompt.<\/p>\n
      $ atom\r\n<\/pre>\n
      When you launch\u00a0Atom<\/strong>\u00a0for the first time, you should see a Welcome screen of atom something like below.<\/p>\n
      \n
      \"Atom<\/a><\/p>\n
      Atom Text Editor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
      This welcome screen gives you a brief idea about on how to get started with Atom editor.<\/p>\n
      You may Download your favorite flavor theme and native packages from the links below and install it using\u00a0Settings Menu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
        \n
      1. https:\/\/atom.io\/themes<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. https:\/\/atom.io\/packages<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        Just for Information<\/h5>\n
          \n
        1. Atom send usages data to\u00a0Google Analytics<\/strong>. It does so to collect information about those features that are mostly used. These information will be used to enhance the user experience in further release.<\/li>\n
        2. GitHub Reports Atom has been downloaded 1.3 million times and is used by more than 350,000 users per month.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          Conclusion<\/h3>\n
          Atom<\/strong>\u00a0is a wonderful source code (and Text) editor. It functions like IDE. Supports of nearly 700 themes, ensures we have a lot to choose from. 2K+ packages makes it possible to customize Atom, as per user\u2019s need. It has been developed by GitHub Founder and other developers\/contributors, so we can expect it to be more than just a normal editor.<\/p>\n
          Though it be a nightmare for a lots of people since HTML, JavaScript, node.js and CSS have been used in the project. The fact is all these Programming\/scripting languages are not appreciated by advanced users. At times the above languages have shown flaws, attack and even compromised.<\/p>\n
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