Installing Sublime Text 3

Question

Downloaded Ubuntu64 SublimeText from https://www.sublimetext.com/3

Double clicking opens Ubuntu Software, which seems to try to load endlessly

Opened terminal

cd Downloads
ls
sublime-text_build-3126_amd64.deb

exec sublime-text_build-3126_amd64.deb
bash: exec: sublime-text_build-3126_amd64.deb: not found

I'm sure this is very simple.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 24 '17 at 16:28

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Go into the folder where you downloaded it and run

sudo apt-get install ./sublime-text_build-3126_amd64.deb

answered Mar 24 '17 at 16:28

Delorean

Thank you. A bigger issue it seemed was the Ubuntu Software window constantly loading - I restarted and after that, simply clicking .deb installed other programs. – garrisonxci Mar 24 '17 at 16:57

George Udosen · Answer 2 · 2017-03-24T16:35:50.997

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Please do one of the following:

Use the Debian package installer dpkg

sudo dpkg -i sublime-text_build-3126_amd64.deb

Use the Software Center: right click on the file and choose: Open with software install. When that opens click install, enter password when asked.

edited Mar 24 '17 at 16:35

answered Mar 24 '17 at 16:28

George Udosen

Be aware that if you install using dpkg, and the program you're using needs dependencies, the installation will fail because dpkg doesn't retrieve dependencies automatically. apt-get will fetch, download, and install any required dependencies. – Delorean Mar 24 '17 at 16:32
exec is a Bash command. – Chai T. Rex Mar 24 '17 at 16:34
@ChaiT.Rex didn't know that, ... – George Udosen Mar 24 '17 at 16:35

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 24 '17 at 16:33

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It's recommended to use a ppa, as it's automatically installed and updated for you.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-3
sudo apt update
sudo apt install sublime-text-installer

answered Mar 24 '17 at 16:33

nloomans

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