Install Sublime Text2 on Linux

In Mac, people use Textmate as there prime text editor. In Linux we have vi, vim, gedit and a more advanced Eclipse. But these days I came across with a new Text Editor, called Sublime Text Editor. I have used it in Windows machine previously. But recently I saw that they were providing the package for Linux. So that was it. I tried to install it in CentOS 6.3. After a few hiccups I was able to install it. So now I am sharing it with the text editor lovers.

1. First download the text editor from the original website,  Also you can do,

   [root@stepzhibin wzb]# wget http://c758482.r82.cf2.rackcdn.com/Sublime%20Text%202.0.1%20x64.tar.bz2

   The above is for Linux 64 Version.  If you want to install  32-bit  version, do

   [wzb@stepzhibin ~]# wget http://c758482.r82.cf2.rackcdn.com/Sublime%20Text%202.0.1.tar.bz2
   

   After we download it, it is time to extract it.

2. So in the file browser we extract the tar-ball file. It will create a directory like, "Sublime Text 2". Rename this directory to "Sublime_Text_2".
3. Move this directory to /opt/ directory. I choose it as I put all custom text editor there. It depends upon you where you will put it. So open up the terminal and type in the following,

   [aneek@localhost ~]$ mv /home/aneek/Downloads/Sublime_Text_2/ /opt/Sublime_Text_2

   This will move the file to /opt/ directory. Inside the file structure will be,
   

   [root@stepzhibin Sublime_Text_2]# ls -ltotal 8532drwxr-xr-x. 7 wzb  wzb     4096 Jul 14  2012 Icondrwxr-xr-x. 2 wzb  wzb     4096 Jul 14  2012 lib-rw-r--r--. 1 wzb  wzb     4205 Jul 14  2012 PackageSetup.py-rw-r--r--. 1 root root    4709 Feb 18 11:45 PackageSetup.pycdrwxr-xr-x. 2 wzb  wzb     4096 Jul 14  2012 Pristine Packages-rw-r--r--. 1 wzb  wzb    10838 Jul 14  2012 sublime_plugin.py-rw-r--r--. 1 root root   13435 Feb 18 11:45 sublime_plugin.pyc-rwxr-xr-x. 1 wzb  wzb  8679096 Jul 14  2012 sublime_text

   So far, we have done the directory related work. Next we have to make the short cuts and desktop icons.

4. Next we create a shortcut in the "/usr/bin/" directory. So again in the Terminal write, 

   [root@stepzhibin Sublime_Text_2]# touch /usr/bin/sublime
   [root@stepzhibin Sublime_Text_2]# chmod 755 /usr/bin/sublime

   Open up the file
   

   [root@stepzhibin Sublime_Text_2]# vim /usr/bin/sublime

   Then paste the following in it,
   

   #!/bin/shexport SUBLIME_HOME="/opt/Sublime_Text_2" $SUBLIME_HOME/sublime_text $*

   Save and close the file.
   This will create a system variable in the system. We can access the Sublime text editor by calling sublime in the terminal.  

5. In the Next step, we have to create the desktop entry. So again in Terminal write,

   [root@stepzhibin Sublime_Text_2]# vim /usr/share/applications/sublime.desktop

   This will create a file called sublime.desktop. In that file paste
   

   [Desktop Entry]Encoding=UTF-8Name=SublimeComment=Sublime Text EditorExec=sublimeIcon=/opt/Sublime_Text_2/Sublime_Text_2.pngTerminal=falseType=ApplicationCategories=GNOME;Application;Development;StartupNotify=true

   That is it. You are done. save and exit the file. Logout from your system.Then login and Sublime shortcut will be in Applications/Programming. .