Install Sublime Text on Ubuntu 26.04

Sublime Text is a popular text editor loved by developers for its speed, simplicity, and powerful features. This editor supports a wide range of programming languages and markup formats. Sublime Text is a cross-platform application, offering compatibility with a range of operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and Mac. This tutorial shows how to install Sublime Text on Ubuntu 26.04.

Install Sublime Text

Add the official Sublime Text repository and signing key:

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.sources >/dev/null <<EOF
Types: deb
URIs: https://download.sublimetext.com
Suites: apt/stable/
Signed-By:
$(curl -sS https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | sed "s/^/ /")
EOF

Update the package lists to ensure that Ubuntu knows about the packages available in the new repository:

sudo apt update

Finally, install Sublime Text:

sudo apt install -y sublime-text

Testing Sublime Text

Once the installation is complete, you can launch Sublime Text from the application menu or by running the following command in the terminal:

subl

Uninstall Sublime Text

If you want to completely remove Sublime Text, execute the following command:

sudo apt purge --autoremove -y sublime-text

Remove the repository configuration file:

sudo rm -rf /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.sources

If you wish to erase all user data associated with Sublime Text, you can delete the Sublime Text configuration directory:

rm -rf ~/.config/sublime-text