How to upgrade Atom Editor on Linux?

Question

What is the best way to upgrade atom on Linux Ubuntu ? I install atom using official doc

  git clone https://github.com/atom/atom
  cd atom
  script/build
  sudo         


        

Answer 1

It's now even easier with the APT package.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/atom
sudo apt update
sudo apt install atom

And now you can upgrade / dist-upgrade as usual

sudo apt upgrade