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Kay-Uwe (Kiwi) Lorenz b2b048994c added a solution for an issue in linux troubleshooting section

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Linux

Ubuntu LTS 12.04 64-bit is the recommended platform.

Requirements

OS with 64-bit architecture
node.js v0.10.x
npm v1.4.x
libgnome-keyring-dev sudo apt-get install libgnome-keyring-dev (refer to your distribution's manual on how to install packages if you are not on Debian or Ubuntu-based systems)
npm config set python /usr/bin/python2 -g to ensure that gyp uses Python 2

Instructions

git clone https://github.com/atom/atom
cd atom
script/build # Creates application at $TMPDIR/atom-build/Atom
sudo script/grunt install # Installs command to /usr/local/bin/atom
script/grunt mkdeb # Generates a .deb package at $TMPDIR/atom-build

Troubleshooting

Exception: "TypeError: Unable to watch path"

If you get following error with a big traceback right after Atom starts:

TypeError: Unable to watch path

you have to increase number of watched files by inotify. For testing if this is the reason for this error you can issue

sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches=32768

and restart Atom. If Atom now works fine, you can make this setting permanent:

echo 32768 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches

See also https://github.com/atom/atom/issues/2082.