Install it via the Ubuntu Repositories
https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/linux_repositories.html#apt
Grab commands: install-sublime-ubuntu-repo.txt
$ wget -qO - https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https
$ echo "deb https://download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install sublime-text
Sublime 3.0 Shortcut
$ sudo ln -s /opt/sublime_text/sublime_text /usr/bin/sublime
Sublime 2.0
$ sudo ln -s /home/mruckman/Downloads/Sublime\ Text\ 2/sublime_text /usr/bin/sublime
Refer: http://www.technoreply.com/how-to-install-sublime-text-2-on-ubuntu-12-04-unity/
When you launch the application from the /usr/bin/sublime entry, you can then right click and lock to the launcher in Ubuntu