linux mint sublime_text

download Sublime from http://www.sublimetext.com/

cd ~/Downloads

For 32bit version

tar -jxvf Sublime\ Text\ 2\ 2.0.1.tar.bz2 to extract the file.

 

For 64bit version

tar -jxvf Sublime\ Text\ 2\ 2.0.1\ x64.tar.bz2 to extract the file.

 

 

Once you extract the file type the following commands invidually:

sudo mv Sublime\ Text\ 2 sublime

sudo mv sublime /opt/

cd /opt

sudo chown -R root:root sublime

sudo chmod -R +r sublime

 

Now we need to create a Sublime Text executable in your path. To do this execute the following commands:

 

sudo touch /usr/bin/sublime_text

sudo chmod 775 /usr/bin/sublime_text

 

 

Now press Alt+F2 and type:

gksu gedit /usr/bin/sublime_text

 

 

and copy paste the below code:

 

#!/bin/sh
#export MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME="/usr/lib/mozilla/"
export SUBLIME_HOME="/opt/sublime"

$SUBLIME_HOME/sublime_text "$*"

 

and save the file.

 

 

Next , to create a menu icon press Alt+F2 and type:

gksu gedit /usr/share/applications/sublime.desktop

 

 

and copy paste the below code:

 

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Sublime Text
Comment=
Sublime Text 2
Exec=sublime_text
Icon=/opt/sublime/Icon/256x256/sublime_text.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;TextEditor;
StartupNotify=true

 

 

and finally save the file.

 

Finally to launch Sublime Text for the first time

Menu  Accessories  Sublime Text