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Python API, that available for Windows and C, C#, HTML, JavaScript, Groovy, LaTeX and the list goes on. The user interface is much similar to most famous editor called “vim“.

 

Install Sublime Text in Linux

By default there is no official repository available for yum” or “Linux systems.

But due to high volume of users requests, the PPA forUbuntu users. So, here in this article we will show you two methods to install Sublime Text.

At the time of writing this article, Sublime Text 3 beta is available to registered Sublime Text users only at a license costs 

• The first method is using source RHEL, Fedora, Ubuntu and The Second method is using Debian, Linux Mint.

Method 1: Installing from Source Tarball

The latest stable version can be downloaded from Sublime Text website or you can use the following “ On 32-Bit Systems

# cd ~
# wget http://c758482.r82.cf2.rackcdn.com/Sublime\ Text\ 2.0.2.tar.bz2
# tar vxjf Sublime\ Text\ 2.0.2.tar.bz2

On 64-Bit Systems

# cd ~
# wget http://c758482.r82.cf2.rackcdn.com/Sublime\ Text\ 2.0.2\ x64.tar.bz2
# tar vxjf Sublime\ Text\ 2.0.2\ x64.tar.bz2

Once unpacked, you will get a directory called “/opt” location.

# sudo mv Sublime\ Text\ 2 /opt/

Next create a symbolic link to call “sublime”. To do, create a symbolic link under “# sudo ln -s /opt/Sublime\ Text\ 2/sublime_text /usr/bin/sublime

For Ubuntu Unity Lancher

If you are using Sublime Text” to the Unity launcher. Create a “/usr/share/applications”.

# sudo sublime /usr/share/applications/sublime.desktop

Then Copy and Paste the following content into it. Save and close.

[Desktop Entry]
Version=2.0.1
Name=Sublime Text 2
# Only KDE 4 seems to use GenericName, so we reuse the KDE strings.
# From Ubuntu's language-pack-kde-XX-base packages, version 9.04-20090413.
GenericName=Text Editor

Exec=sublime
Terminal=false
Icon=/opt/Sublime Text 2/Icon/48x48/sublime_text.png
Type=Application
Categories=TextEditor;IDE;Development
X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=NewWindow

[NewWindow Shortcut Group]
Name=New Window
Exec=sublime -n
TargetEnvironment=Unity

 

If you would like to open all your text files with “defaults.list” file and replace all occurrences of “sublime.desktop” as shown.

# sudo sublime /usr/share/applications/defaults.list

 

Method 2: Installing Sublime Text Using PPA

Add Sublime Text using following steps.

# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-2
# sudo apt-get update
# sudo apt-get install sublime-text

Sublime Text 3 Beta is released, if you would like to install # sudo apt-get install sublime-text-installer

Start Sublime Text

To sublime” as shown.

# sublime

That’s It! If you are using any other editor, please do tell us via comment section.