Brackets is a modern, open-source text editor that is designed for web developers. It provides an innovative, streamlined user interface that helps in creating an efficient development workflow. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Brackets on Kali Linux Latest.
Before installing Brackets, it is always recommended to update and upgrade your Kali Linux to the latest version. This will ensure that you have the latest version of all the packages installed on your system.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
To install Brackets on Kali Linux, we need to install some prerequisites first. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install libgcrypt20 libcurl3 libglib2.0-0 libgtk2.0-0 libatk1.0-0 libcairo2 libcups2 libfontconfig1 libfreetype6 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 libgstreamer0.10-0 libice6 libjpeg62-turbo libsm6 libssl1.0.0 libstdc++6 libx11-6 libxau6 libxcb1 libxdmcp6 libxext6 libxi6 libxinerama1 libxrandr2 libxrender1 libxt6 zlib1g
Download the latest version of Brackets from the official website.
https://github.com/brackets/brackets/releases
After downloading Brackets, extract the package to a directory of your choice.
tar -xzf Brackets.Release.[version].tar.gz
You can move the extracted folder to /opt directory.
sudo mv Brackets /opt/
Now, create a symbolic link for Brackets executable file.
sudo ln -s /opt/Brackets/Brackets /usr/local/bin/brackets
You can launch Brackets from the terminal using the following command:
brackets
Alternatively, you can search for "Brackets" in the application menu and launch it from there.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Brackets on Kali Linux Latest version. You can now start using Brackets for your web development projects.
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