How to Install Brackets on Arch Linux

Brackets is an open-source code editor that supports web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Brackets on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start, we need to ensure that our system is up to date.

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Brackets, we need to install some dependencies required to run the application. Run the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo pacman -S libcurl-compat libgcrypt libgnome-keyring libsecret

Step 2: Download Brackets

Download the latest version of Brackets from the official website. You can download the appropriate package by visiting the following URL: http://brackets.io/. Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the package:

wget https://github.com/adobe/brackets/releases/download/release-1.14.2/Brackets.Release.1.14.2.64-bit.deb

Step 3: Install Brackets

After downloading the package, we can use the following command to install Brackets:

sudo pacman -U Brackets.Release.1.14.2.64-bit.deb

Step 4: Launch Brackets

Once the installation is complete, you can launch Brackets from the application launcher or by running the following command in the terminal:

brackets

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Brackets on Arch Linux. Now you can start writing your code using Brackets.

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