How to install Brackets Code Editor on Ubuntu 17.04

To install Brackets Code Editor on Ubuntu 17.04

There are a plethora of text editors like Atom editor, Vim, Vi, sublime text editor, etc. One of these is Brackets code editor that is open-source, lightweight, modern code editor for HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It blend the visual tools into editor so that you can get help without hindering your process.It also supports at least more than 40 different file encodings. It contains Inline editors and live preview for easy usage of Brackets editor. This tutorial will cover the installation of Brackets code editor 1.10 on Ubuntu 17.04.

Installation procedure

To start the installation procedure, add the required PPA to the target system by running the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/brackets
 Brackets is an open-source editor for web design and development built on top of web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The project was created and is maintained by Adobe, and is released under a MIT License.
More info and PPA support @ http://www.webupd8.org/2013/11/install-brackets-in-ubuntu-via-ppa-open.html
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/ubuntu/brackets
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keybox ' /tmp/tmpdoabgk1a/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: /tmp/tmpdoabgk1a/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key C2518248EEA14886: public key " Launchpad VLC"  imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1
OK

The repositories are added to the target system. Next update your system by executing the apt-get update command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/brackets/ubuntu zesty InRelease [15.4 kB]
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease                      
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease [89.2 kB]
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease [89.2 kB]    
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/brackets/ubuntu zesty/main i386 Packages [760 B]
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/brackets/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 Packages [760 B]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/brackets/ubuntu zesty/main Translation-en [308 B]
Get:8 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports InRelease [89.2 kB]
Fetched 285 kB in 4s (66.8 kB/s)   
Reading package lists... Done

The system is updated with the required repositories. Install Brackets code editor by executing the following command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install brackets
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  gconf-service gconf-service-backend gconf2-common libgconf-2-4 libpango1.0-0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  brackets gconf-service gconf-service-backend gconf2-common libgconf-2-4
  libpango1.0-0
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Setting up libgconf-2-4:amd64 (3.2.6-3ubuntu7) ...
Setting up gconf-service-backend (3.2.6-3ubuntu7) ...
Setting up gconf-service (3.2.6-3ubuntu7) ...
Setting up brackets (1.10.0libgcrypt11-17483+1~webupd8~0) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2.2) ...

The Brackets editor is installed in the system. To run the application, type the application name in the ubuntu dashboard and click on the icon to run the application.

The Brackets application is running without any glitches.

The installation of Brackets code editor in Ubuntu 17.04 is done successfully.

FAQ
Q
Will this Brackets 1.9 Code Editor manage extensions?
A
Yes Supports extensions and comes with a built-in extension manager, with hundreds of themes and extensions available to install.
Q
Will this Brackets 1.9 Code Editor be installed in Mac Os?
A
Yes, you can install Brackets 1.9 Code Editor across any platform service.
Q
how to install on Linux Mint?
A
follow this link, https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-brackets-code-editor-1-12-on-linux-mint-18-3/
Q
I need to install it for pop os, share link if any?
A
you can refer the following link, https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-brackets-code-editor-on-popos/
Q
share link to get it's previous version?
A
you can refer it from here, https://github.com/adobe/brackets/releases