


This can be done manually, or from the terminal as described below. You can manually download the latest build (Build 3059 as of this writing) of Sublime Text 3 for either 32 bit or 64 bit architectures from the Sublime Text 3 page, unpack, and locate in the directory of your choice. Installing Sublime Text on Linux Mint/Ubuntu from Tarball Install Sublime Text 3 – The Better MethodĪlso, once you have installed Sublime Text, you may want to set Sublime Text as the default editor for use with Git.Creating a Bash Script to Use Sublime Text 3 from the Terminal.Install Sublime Text 3 from Tarball (the manual method).The easier way is much faster, but hides most of what is going on behind the Personal Package Archive system. First, "The Hard Way" and second, "The Better/Easier Way." The hard way requires a little more work, but if you are new to Linux, you will learn more. In this article we will look at two different methods to install Sublime Text on your Ubuntu or Mint machine. Therefore, there is no magical apt-get install command as you might use to install other software on your Linux system, so we have to do a little more work. Image by Nick Ares / Some Rights ReservedĪs noted in the previous article regarding Sublime Text 2, Sublime Text 3 is not currently part of the Synaptic Package Management system on Linux Mint (or Ubuntu). Now that beta version of Sublime Text 3 has become more and more stable, I am going to post an updated walk-thru for the new version, since the commands differ in a few places, and I have learned a few things in the intervening months (slowly – baby steps here.
#Install sublime text how to#
Surprisingly, one of my more popular articles last year was a short, very basic walk-thru detailing how to install Sublime Text 2 on Ubuntu-based machines (this includes Linux Mint).
