How To Install Brackets Text Editor On Ubuntu Systems. Install Brackets Text Editor on Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu Derivative Systems. Brackets Text Editor is created by Adobe for Linux Ubuntu.
This tutorial explains how to install Brackets Editor on Ubuntu systems. The Brackets Text Editor can be installed via webupd8 PPA or via .deb Package from Github.
Brackets comes with some interesting functions such as Code Preview/Quick Edit enabling inline editing and live preview. The latest version, Brackets 1.2 comes with the following changes:
What’s New in Brackets 1.2
- Drag & Drop to Rearrange Text – Enable the `dragDropText` preference to drag and drop selected text. Works with multiple selections too.
- CSS Color Name Hints – Code hints for standard named colors in CSS/LESS/SCSS, including color swatch previews.
- SVG Code Hints – Code hints in .svg files for tags, attributes, and named colors.
- Windows High DPI Support – Brackets automatically renders text, icons, and images more crisply on high-DPI displays.
- Search Tickmark Indicator – Find/Replace scrollbar tickmarks now highlight the currently selected match.
Install Brackets Text Editor in Ubuntu Systems
Follow the steps given below to install Brackets 1.2 on Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 17.1/17/13 and Ubuntu Derivatives.
There are two methods to installing brackets in ubuntu 14.04 and linux mint 17.
Method 1: Through webudp8 team PPA
Method 2: By direct Download (.deb Package from Github)
Install Brackets via webupd8 PPA
Run the following command in Terminal to install Brackets Text Editor via webudp8 team PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/brackets
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install brackets
Install Brackets via .deb Package from Github
To install via the Brackets Editor via the .deb package, follow the link for instructions on how to install brackets .deb Package.
Open Brackets Editor
Once installed, you can open Brackets Editor:
In Ubuntu 14.04: From unity dash by typing “Brackets.”
In Linux Mint 17: Go to Menu > Programming > Brackets.
Uninstall and Remove Brackets
Run the following commands to un-install and remove Brackets Editor from Ubuntu systems:
sudo apt-get remove brackets
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:webupd8team/brackets