install and run **LINUX** sublime text 3 on Windows 10 Linux Subsystem "Ubuntu bash"

install-sublime-text-ubuntu.md

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sublime-text-installer

run /opt/sublime_text/sublime_text or sudo ln -s /opt/sublime_text/sublime_text /usr/local/bin/subl

with ubuntu bash on Windows 10 and Xming:

DISPLAY=:0 /opt/sublime_text/sublime_text

remove:

sudo apt-get remove sublime-text-installer

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file manager:

sudo apt-get install PCManFM
DISPLAY=:0 pcmanfm

It's now possible to launch Windows executables (like Sublime Text) from the Bash on Ubuntu command line - at least, on the Insider Preview (slow ring) version of Windows that I'm using (OS Build 14986.1001). It's fairly easy to sign up for the Insider Preview, and I've had no problems since switching (with either Bash on Ubuntu or Windows generally).You should also be able to set an alias to use it from the command line (as you were trying to do).
Mine is as follows (and works fine):

alias subl='"/mnt/c/Program Files/Sublime Text 3/subl.exe"'

Note the second set of quotes: this is necessary because of the spaces in the file path.

@HassanAkbar Thanks for you suggestion to launch windows exe directly. Worked perfectly for me. Also, you can avoid using double quotes by escaping the spaces with backslashes...

alias subl='/mnt/c/Program\ Files/Sublime\ Text\ 3/subl.exe'

Hi thanks for this nice little tutorial on how to setup sublime text to work for those using the Ubuntu Distro on Windows. I was wondering if anyone is getting an error where when they execute the "subl fileName.txt" that the file will be opened in Sublime Text but blank with all the original content not there?

Hi.. I also are able to run "subl fileName.txt" but the file is blank .. as Matt45D. Any idea ?
the file is on the "linux file structure" /home/username/fileName.txt and iam running "subl fileName.txt"

Same as Matt45D & tali1974 ... Seems the subl.exe executable doesn't accept parameters?

@jtroussard Thank you so much!

For the correct work with Linux path need to add transform path by wslpath -aw
I just added this code to ~/.bashrc
subl() { "/mnt/c/Program Files/Sublime Text 3/subl.exe" wslpath -aw $1 }
hope it will be useful for somebody :-)

alias subl='"/mnt/c/Program Files/Sublime Text 3/subl.exe"'

tthanks this was very useful

There is the official link to install sublime text

https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/error-while-trying-to-install-sublime/52997/2

https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/linux_repositories.html

For the correct work with Linux path need to add transform path by wslpath -aw
I just added this code to ~/.bashrc
subl() { "/mnt/c/Program Files/Sublime Text 3/subl.exe" wslpath -aw $1 }
hope it will be useful for somebody :-)

@Ognev1990 thanks man

subl() { "/mnt/c/Program Files/Sublime Text 3/subl.exe" wslpath -aw $1 }

I did it in another way. Since I'm using fish and it doesn't support this command, I created the custom subl file in /usr/local/bin. Then added sudo chmod +x subl and in this file I typed:

#!/bin/sh

exec "/mnt/c/Program Files/Sublime Text 3/subl.exe" wslpath -aw $1

I just install Sublime on Windows, then create an symlink of wsl2 home on windows like this \\wsl$\<distro>\home\<username> and I'm able to edit files and forders inside of the wsl2 filesystem securely, tihs is the way that Microsoft advise. Hope it helps...

alias subl='"/mnt/c/Program Files/Sublime Text 3/subl.exe"' worked for me

If it didnt work try this

alias subl='"/mnt/c/Program Files/Sublime Text/subl.exe"'