How to upgrade Atom Editor on Linux?

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 … Read more

How to uninstall Atom text editor on Linux?

I have posted the same question in the Github Project Repository and this is the complete answer: https://github.com/atom/atom/issues/2195#issuecomment-42917489 The commands to execute are: sudo rm /usr/local/bin/atom sudo rm /usr/local/bin/apm rm -rf ~/atom rm -rf ~/.atom rm -rf ~/.config/Atom-Shell sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/atom/

Split Screen in Atom Editor

Using the command palette Open the command palette with cmd + shift + p (OSX) or ctrl + shift + p (Linux/Windows) and type “split”. You’ll see options for Up, Down, Left, and Right split. Using keyboard shortcuts Split the current tab in a direction with the following shortcuts Up       cmd / ctrl + … Read more

Hide hidden(dot) files in github atom editor

Edit > Preferences > Packages In the field below “Installed Packages” type: “Tree View”. This package has a few settings you can toggle, “Hide Ignored Names” is what you’re looking for. It’s a really buried setting, not sure why. You can also add it to your config: ‘tree-view’: ‘hideIgnoredNames’: true

How can I fix the “zsh: command not found: python” error? (macOS Monterey 12.3, Python 3.10, Atom IDE, and atom-python-run 0.9.7)

Anyone updating their macOS to Monterey 12.3 will find that they suddenly no longer have the system-provided Python 2. The reason for this is that Apple removed the system-provided Python 2 installation (details). So a workaround/solution for this is to use pyenv to install Python 2.7 (or any other specific version you need). Install pyenv with … Read more