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Brackets 1.14 Released with PHP Tooling, LSP Support (How to Install)

Last updated: May 2, 2019

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Brackets 1.14 was released with PHP, Language Server Protocol support. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04.

Brackets 1.14 release highlights:

Language Server Protocol support.
PHP Tooling support. Tooling includes: Code Hints, Parameter Hints, Linting, Jump To Definition, Find References, Find Document/Project Symbols.
Framework for in-app notifications
Auto-update bug fixes
Update notification targeted to a specific platform

How to Install Brackets 1.14 in Ubuntu:

Snap package:

The easiest way to install the editor is using the community maintained snap (run in sandbox) package.

For Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, simply search for and install it via Ubuntu Software:

For Ubuntu 16.04, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) from application menu and run 2 commands one by one:

sudo apt-get install snapd

sudo snap install brackets --classic

.Deb package:

The developer team offers official .deb packages, available for download at the release package:

Grab the package, and install it via Gdebi (install it via Ubuntu Software) package installer.

NOTE in my case the deb is conflict with some other packages, e.g., curl, kicad. They will be removed while installing the deb.

Remove Brackets

To remove the snap package, either use Ubuntu Software, or run command in terminal:

sudo snap remove brackets

To remove the official .deb package, run command in terminal:

sudo apt remove --auto-remove brackets

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Adobe Brackets 1.13 Released with Auto Update (How to Install)

Last updated: June 18, 2018

Adobe Brackets code editor 1.13 was released a few hours ago with some great new features.

Brackets 1.13 release highlights:

Manipulate folder structures from within Brackets
Open a remotely hosted web-page from within Brackets.
Brackets can now be updated with just a few clicks from within the app.

How to Install Brackets 1.13 in Ubuntu:

The official .deb packages are available for download at the link below:

Just grab the .deb that matches your OS tyle, then click install via Gdebi package manager.

Or run command in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) to install the downloaded package:

sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/Brackets.Release.1.13*.deb; sudo apt-get -f install

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Adobe Brackets 1.12 Released! How to Install

Last updated: January 30, 2018

Adobe Brackets code editor 1.12 was released hours ago. Here’s how you can install it in Ubuntu desktop.

With Brackets 1.12, you can easily restructure JavaScript code using Refactor capabilities in Brackets. You can also rename, wrap in Try/Catch or Condition, Extract to Variable or Function, and Create Getters/Setters – all at the click of a button (or two!).

Other changes in Brackets 1.12:

Upgraded codemirror version to 5.30.0
Update CSS at-rule hints
Update CSS pseudo-selector hints
Findbar search string retention
And a list of bug-fixes. See release note for details.

How to Install Brackets 1.12 in Ubuntu:

The official .deb binaries for both 32-bit and 64-bit system are available in the link below:

Just grab the .deb that matches your OS, then click install via Ubuntu Software or Gdebi package manager. Or run command to install the downloaded package:

sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/Brackets.Release.1.12*.deb; sudo apt-get -f install

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Brackets 1.11 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu via PPA

Last updated: September 26, 2017

Adobe Brackets, a modern open-source code editor for the web, has reached the 1.11 release a day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, and derivatives.

What’s New in Brackets 1.11:

Brackets now supports ECMAScript 2015. Quick-type listing now shows classes, methods, arrow functions, generator functions and much more. Brackets also supports linting of ECMAScript 2015 code, with ESLint defaulting as Javascript linter, as well.
Brackets now offers full support for the Linux platform.
Fix a few minor issues found by lgtm.
Fix extension registry link in README.md
Fix CTRL+Space handling while the CodeHintList is open
Fix wrong function call in ProjectManager.js
Double click on search result header closes search results window
Add mapping for stylus mode in LanguageManager
Now reverse inspect can be disabled by setting the ‘livedev.enableReverseInspect’ pref to false
Upgrade brackets-eslint to 3.2.0
See the release note for more.

How to Install Brackets 1.11 in Ubuntu:

Adobe offers the official .deb packages in the github release page.

For those who want to receive updates though Software Updater, you can use the Webupd8Team PPA which provides Brackets packages for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, and derivatives.

1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or from app launcher. Run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/brackets

Input your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.

2. Then you’re able to upgrade the code editor via Software Updater utility:

or install it for the first time via commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install brackets

Uninstall:

To remove the PPA repository, launch Software & Updates utility and navigate to Other Software tab.

To remove Brackets code editor, either use system package manager or run command:

sudo apt-get remove --autoremove brackets

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Install Brackets Code Editor 1.10 via PPA in Ubuntu 16.04 / Higher

Last updated: July 24, 2017

The brackets text editor has reached the 1.10 release recently. Here’s how to install it in all current Ubuntu releases including Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 17.10, and their derivatives.

Brackets 1.10 features:

Supports more than 40 different file encodings. You can Open/Save files with different encodings.
Search history support
CSS code hints support @rule and pseudo selector/element code hints.
Provides CSS code hints in style attribute value in html.
Forward/Backward navigation in edit history
Ability to Enable/Disable default extensions
HTML menus are replaced with native menus in Linux.

How to Install Brackets 1.10 via PPA in Ubuntu:

Although there are official .deb binaries available in the release page, an Ubuntu PPA repository is a good choice to keep the software up-to-date easily via Software Updater utility.

1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T and run command to add the brackets ppa maintained by webupd8 team.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/brackets

2. Then install the editor via commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install brackets

Or upgrade it through Software Updater if you have a previous release installed: