HOWTO install Sublime Text 2 in Debian Squeeze

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# Download Sublime Text 2 from http://www.sublimetext.com/2
# If you aren't root, sudo su

tar -xvjf Sublime\ Text\ 2*.tar.bz2
mv Sublime\ Text\ 2/ /opt/sublime-text-2/
ln -s /opt/sublime-text-2 /usr/local/sublime-text-2
ln -s /usr/local/sublime-text-2/sublime_text /usr/local/bin/sublime_text
rm Sublime\ Text\ 2*.tar.bz2 

# Sublime Text 2 can now be run as normal user with command "sublime_text"
# In GNOME 2, you can add it to the application menu by:
# 1. Right click on the Applications menu
# 2. Select "edit menus"
# 3. Click on "Programming"
# 4. Select "new item"
#    - Type: Application
#    - Name: Sublime Text 2
#    - Command: sublime_text
#    - Icon: /opt/sublime-text-2/Icon/48x48/sublime_text.png

It's ok just with this version 3 (13/11/2016).
You should adapt with your newest version.
I've choiced to execute Sublime Text with "st3" command.

Go to https://www.sublimetext.com/3
Here, i download "sublime_text_3_build_3126_x64.tar.bz2" in /home/Téléchargements (Be carreful with folders, i'm french ;-) )
https://download.sublimetext.com/sublime_text_3_build_3126_x64.tar.bz
Don't forget : Tab completion is an extremely helpful feature in nearly any command-line environment !

cd /home/$USERNAME/Téléchargements/ in french (or cd /home/$USERNAME/Downloads/ in english)
tar -xvjf sublime_text_3_build_3126_x64.tar.bz2
sudo mv sublime_text_3 /opt/
sudo ln -s /opt/sublime_text_3 /usr/local/sublime_text_3
sudo ln -s /usr/local/sublime_text_3/sublime_text /usr/local/bin/st3
sudo rm sublime_text_3_build_3126_x64.tar.bz2

Now, try "st3" command
Enjoy !

Sorry, it's https://download.sublimetext.com/sublime_text_3_build_3126_x64.tar.bz2

Thank you, it work !

I've wrote something to automate the installation of Sublime Text 2 on Debian with Gnome 3 - it handles everything: setting the icon, creating install directory, does not require root at all and it even downloads it for you automatically:

https://github.com/imran-uk/install-sublime-text-2

I've tested it on Debian Stretch but it should work on any FreeDesktop-compliant desktop not just Gnome 3

I've also made a blog entry on the finishing touch to installation (getting it into menu's etc): https://ejectdisc.org/2017/09/06/sublime-text-2-on-debian-linux/