atom/docs/build-instructions/linux.md

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
• 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 /tmp/atom-build/Atom
sudo script/grunt install # Installs command to /usr/local/bin/atom
script/grunt mkdeb # Generates a .deb package at /tmp/atom-build

Troubleshooting