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How to install Brackets 1.9 Code Editor on Ubuntu 16.04

How to install Brackets 1.9 Code Editor on Ubuntu 16.04

Brackets is an open-source editor written in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with a primary focus on web development. Brackets is available for cross-platform download on Mac, Windows, and Linux. This tutorial explains about how to install Bracket 1.9 on Ubuntu 16.04.

Features

  • Live preview.
  • Contains Inline editor.
  • Supports extensions and comes with a built-in extension manager, with hundreds of themes and extensions available to install.

Installation procedure

To start the installation procedure, add the bracket package into repository via ppa.

root@linuxhelpubnt:~# add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/brackets
More info: https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/ubuntu/brackets
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
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gpg: key EEA14886: public key " Launchpad VLC"  imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Update the system using the apt get update command and run the command. 

root@linuxhelpubnt:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/brackets/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]                    
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Hit:5 http://repo.percona.com/apt xenial InRelease                                      
Get:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]                 
Fetched 306 kB in 3s (96.8 kB/s)  
Reading package lists... Done

Now install the bracket packages and run the following command. 

root@linuxhelpubnt:~# apt-get install brackets
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
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Unpacking brackets (1.9.0libgcrypt11-17312+1~webupd8~0) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up brackets (1.9.0libgcrypt11-17312+1~webupd8~0) ...

Open the dashboard of Ubuntu to launch Brackets application.

Now you can edit you source code or managing text documents by using Brackets editor.

Wasn' t that an easy installation procedure? Brackets also allows developers to make creative projects.

Tag : Brackets
FAQ
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What are the extensions that get supported in Brackets 1.9 Code Editor?
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Brackets 1.9 Code Editor supports extensions and comes with a built-in extension manager, with hundreds of themes and extensions available to install.
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Does this Brackets 1.9 Code Editor support inline editing?
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Brackets 1.9 Code Editor do support inline editing operation.
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Will this Brackets 1.9 Code Editor be installed in Mac Os?
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Yes, you can install Brackets 1.9 Code Editor across any platform service.
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Will this Brackets 1.9 Code Editor manage extensions?
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Yes Supports extensions and comes with a built-in extension manager, with hundreds of themes and extensions available to install.
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Please provide the installation procedure for Brackets 1.9 Code Editor in LinuxMint?
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For installing Brackets 1.9 Code Editor use the following link https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-brackets-code-editor-1-12-on-linux-mint-18-3/