How to upgrade Atom Editor on Linux?

Question

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         


        

Answer 1

Current official documentation seem to recommend another method:

Atom Github Page

Debian Linux (Ubuntu)

Atom is only available for 64-bit Linux systems.

1. Download atom-amd64.deb from the Atom releases page.
2. Run sudo dpkg --install atom-amd64.deb on the downloaded package.
3. 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.

1. Download atom.x86_64.rpm from the Atom releases page.
2. Run sudo yum localinstall atom.x86_64.rpm on the downloaded package.
3. 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.

1. Download atom.x86_64.rpm from the Atom releases page.
2. Run sudo dnf install ./atom.x86_64.rpm on the downloaded package.
3. 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.