A. Install Atom
- MacOS: Atom follows the standard Mac zip installation process. Press the download button at the https://atom.io site. Once you have the .zip file, you can click on it to extract the application and then drag the new Atom application into your Applications folder. Important: all apps on a Mac should live in your Applications folder.
- Windows: Head on over to atom.io and click the Download Windows Installer button to get started, then run the installer
B. Start Atom
When you start Atom for the first time:
- If you are prompted to install XCode Tools, Just Say NO. (Atom has started prompting Mac users to install XCode Tools. Just Say No.)
- Uncheck Show Welcome window
- Check No, I don’t want to help.
C. Install Packages
Install These Six Required Atom Packages. The packages will save hours of your time over the term.