As you may know, Brackets, the open-source editor created by Adobe is now available for Linux systems. It is very usefull for web designers and developers, because it has support for HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Even dough is lightweight, it has some interesting functions, like Code Preview or Quick Edit. Quick Edit offers a simple and intuitive interface, offering the user the needed tools for manipulating the code, while the Core Preview mode allows the user to quickly move through the source code for an easier edit.
The latest version available for the Linux systems is Brackets 1.5, coming with the below changes:
- Fold Selected Text: Select any text block in the editor and fold markers will appear to collapse the selected text.
- Instant Search (Improved Stability and Performance): Major stability and performance improvements. Find in Files can now index and search robustly in thousands of files instantly.
- CSS Code Hints in PHP: CSS code hints are now available for style elements inside PHP files.
- Remember Collapsed Linters: Remember collapsed state of linters on switching files.
- Improve JS Code Hints performance in minified files: JS Code Hints now perform more efficiently with minified files
- Resolve Brackets freezing/crashing on windows on reload: Fixed the crash when reloading Brackets through “Debug > Reload With Extensions” menu
- El Capitan Fixes: Fixed full-screen bugs with Brackets on El Capitan.
Installation instructions:
Brackets is available via some third party PPA, so installing the text editor and keeping it up to date on Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr and derivative systems like Linux Mint 17.x and Elementary OS 0.3 Freya should not cause too many problems.
Just add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the brackets package. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/brackets
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install brackets
Optional, if you are unhappy with brackets and want to remove it, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove brackets
For Debian Jessie, Debian Wheezy and derivative systems like Robolinux and SparkyLinux, the deb are available via GitHub. You just need to install gdebi and download and install brackets, via gdebi.
Instructions for 32 bit systems:
$ sudo apt-get install gdebi
$ wget https://github.com/adobe/brackets/releases/download/release-1.5/Brackets.Release.1.5.32-bit.deb
$ sudo gdebi Brackets.Release.1.5.32-bit.deb
Instructions for 64 bit systems:
$ sudo apt-get install gdebi
$ wget https://github.com/adobe/brackets/releases/download/release-1.5/Brackets.Release.1.5.64-bit.deb
$ sudo gdebi Brackets.Release.1.5.64-bit.deb
Optional, to remove brackets from either Ubuntu, Debian or a derivative system, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove brackets