Komodo Edit is a programming text editor and available free for Ubuntu and other Linux operating systems.
Here at Ibmi Media, as part of our Server Management Services, we regularly help our Customers to perform related Ubuntu Software packages queries.
In this context, we shall look into how to install Komodo Edit on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Steps to Install Komodo Edit on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa
1. Perform System Update
To begin, ensure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running these following apt commands in the terminal:
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade
2. Install Komodo Edit on the System
You can download the Komodo Edit package from its official website:
$ wget https://downloads.activestate.com/Komodo/releases/12.0.1/Komodo-Edit-12.0.1-18441-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
$ tar xzvf Komodo-Edit-*.tar.gz
Next, change into the newly extracted folder, then run the commands below to begin the installation:
$ cd Komodo-Edit-12.0.1-18441-linux-x86_64
$ sudo ./install.sh -I /opt/KomodoEdit
Once the installation process is complete, add "komodo" to your PATH variable:
$ gedit ~/.bashrc
Then, copy and paste the line into the file, then save it:
export PATH="/opt/KomodoEdit/bin:$PATH"
Finally run the following commands to apply the configuration
$ source ~/.bashrc
You may also want to run this command:
$ sudo ln -s "/opt/KomodoEdit/bin/komodo" /usr/local/bin/komodo
How to access Komodo Edit on the Ubuntu system ?
Once the software is installed on your Linux machine, go to Unity Dash and search for "Komodo Edit", and you will be able to launch it from there.