Linux stable release is out

[abose]

Update: Linux support is here - stable release is out

Get it from https://phcode.io/

Old issue details below

Brackets support for Linux is coming soon. We are with the Linux community on this and are working on top priority for a Linux port.

Adobe had ditched support for Linux in its final build of brackets due to a CEF platform limitation with the older CEF builds that Adobe used for brackets.
The Brackets community is now working on a larger platform migration to move away from CEF-based brackets-shell for Linux support. We expect to complete it by March 2022 and will have Linux builds for most Linux flavors soon after.
More details can be found here: #26

follow #26 for electron migration status

[A-childs-encyclopedia]

Is RPM support planned?

[luke2m]

Is RPM support planned?

I don’t really know how to work on electron, but I’d be happy to package a RPM when it’s ready.

[Etaash-mathamsetty]

if anyone wants to use this on linux right now, just use wine, it works really well under wine

[luke2m]

Older versions also run well, but debian based needs a fix with libcurl. If anyone wants to, I'll dig up how I got it running.

[spiderman-idog]

if anyone wants to use this on linux right now, just use wine, it works really well under wine

What version of wine did you use?

[Etaash-mathamsetty]

if anyone wants to use this on linux right now, just use wine, it works really well under wine

What version of wine did you use?

7.0 rc5 staging
google chrome is installed in wine btw

[spiderman-idog]

if anyone wants to use this on linux right now, just use wine, it works really well under wine

What version of wine did you use?

7.0 rc5 staging
google chrome is installed in wine btw

thanks

[A-childs-encyclopedia]

Regarding wine, do RPM based distros need the libcurl fix?

[spiderman-idog]

if anyone wants to use this on linux right now, just use wine, it works really well under wine

What version of wine did you use?

7.0 rc5 staging google chrome is installed in wine btw

By the way, how did you install google chrome on wine? The google chrome page is redirecting me to a linux download

[Etaash-mathamsetty]

if anyone wants to use this on linux right now, just use wine, it works really well under wine

What version of wine did you use?

7.0 rc5 staging google chrome is installed in wine btw

By the way, how did you install google chrome on wine? The google chrome page is redirecting me to a linux download

user agent switcher or download from a different site

[Etaash-mathamsetty]

Regarding wine, do RPM based distros need the libcurl fix?

what's the issue with libcurl, I use arch

[AlessioPellegrini]

Do you have a valid alternative for Ubuntu? I don like to use wine

[luke2m]

Do you have a valid alternative for Ubuntu? I don like to use wine

You can download Brackets 1.14.1 from here and follow these instructions to fix it. I will spin up a VM and make a fixed deb for this soon, and maybe make a release for it.

[luke2m]

@AlessioPellegrini I forgot to mention, it is also avaliable on Flathub, but IIRC live preview does not work.

[luke2m]

I found the file -- Brackets fixed x86 deb
Let me know if this works.

[A-childs-encyclopedia]

any updates?

[A-childs-encyclopedia]

Any updates?

[M3R14M]

You can download Brackets 1.14.1 from here and follow these instructions to fix it. I will spin up a VM and make a fixed deb for this soon, and maybe make a release for it.

I have downloaded this version, including the fix, before the plug was completely pulled and most of it was working fine. However, after the plug was in fact pulled, the ExtensionManager stopped working. Didn't bother me for a while, because I thought I had all the extensions I wanted, but several months later I changed my mind and wanted to add some extra extensions. After manually installing the first of a few extensions, I was already missing the ExtentsionManager.

So for those of you still depending on this version and want to have a working ExtensionManager, try this:

If opened, close Brackets and open /opt/brackets/www/config.json in a text editor (trust me, trying to edit this in Brackets won't work). On lines 18 and 19 you should find this:

"extension_registry": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/extend.brackets/registry.json",
"extension_url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/extend.brackets/{0}/{0}-{1}.zip",

The location these lines are pointing to has disabled all access, which is why the ExtensionManager doesn't work. Can't manage what you can't access.
So, to solve this issue, replace these lines with the following.

"extension_registry" : "http://registry.brackets.s3.amazonaws.com/registry.json",
"extension_url" : "http://registry.brackets.s3.amazonaws.com/{0}-{1}.zip",

If all went smoothly, you should be able to restart Brackets (might need to reboot your system first) and have a working ExtensionManager.

[charlypa]

#179

[UHC871]

Any notice? Please. Thanks

[AlessioPellegrini]

[flaviovivorio]

brackets once offered support for linux (surprisingly provided by adobe). now it is very sad that we can't get it running on ubuntu anymore.

[caleb87]

I'm on Ubuntu, and brackets runs absurdly slow with 10k lines of code. I'm using gedit which is ok, but I still prefer brackets. It's strange that on windows 10 it runs fine. Both Ubuntu and windows 10 computers are 7950x cpu, 128gb ram, 1m+ iops M.2, etc.

gedit is perfect, except I want better file navigation like brackets. Some features like minify/beautify are nice too.

Anyone know of any good alternatives? I've checked a few, but they're so bloated with "features" my head starts to hurt.

[Zimbelstern]

Have you tried Kate from the KDE project? I use it as a simple text editor most of the time but is provides a lot of IDE features as well.

[rnmeow]

Vim + VS Code will be better (than the half-disabled support)

[abose]

An Update

The upcoming Linux native build is shaping up to be something special and we're excited to share that we're on the final stretch. We anticipate having native Linux beta builds ready by the end of February. These builds will be distributed as appimages for wide compatibility across various distributions.

This isn't just an update; it's a significant leap forward with numerous feature enhancements and a revamped user experience. It's poised to be a substantial improvement over the current Brackets release.

Sneak Peek at the New Linux Builds

Here's a glimpse of what we've been working on in Linux:

Stay tuned!
Please track progress here: https://github.com/orgs/phcode-dev/projects/1

[abose]

Hi all,
Our First Linux Beta Build is here! Reaching this milestone required immense effort and dedication. We know it took longer than expected, but hope it will be well worth it.
💬 We Want to Hear From You! Please check it out and provide feedback/suggestion or any issues at https://github.com/phcode-dev/phoenix/issues/new/choose

Installation Instructions

simply execute the following command in your terminal:

# install libfuse2 in ubuntu 23+ , else ignore this step
sudo apt-get install libfuse2  

wget -qO- https://updates.phcode.io/linux/installer.sh | bash

Uninstall

wget -qO- https://updates.phcode.io/linux/installer.sh | bash -s -- --uninstall

[Etaash-mathamsetty]

for those who don't want to run a random shell script, which will poke around at your files without knowledge: https://github.com/phcode-dev/phoenix-desktop/releases/latest

hmm uses tauri but refuses to run on wayland natively

[abose]

@Etaash-mathamsetty can you give more details if are you facing any issues in wayland?

[Etaash-mathamsetty]

@Etaash-mathamsetty can you give more details if are you facing any issues in wayland?

There's no issues, the only problem is that it's using xwayland rather than Wayland directly

[abose]

Linux support is here - stable release is out

Get it from https://phcode.io/

Closing as done.

[Etaash-mathamsetty]

seems like it's only the app image which has issues with wayland, using the tar ball wayland works, maybe this should be investigated. the tarball is also significantly smoother than the app image.

[abose]

seems like it's only the app image which has issues with wayland, using the tar ball wayland works, maybe this should be investigated. the tarball is also significantly smoother than the app image.

Appimage is not the primary release format, it was there just to update earlier beta users to move to the new native binaries.

The correct way is to directly install using the one line script available in https://phcode.io . That installs a pure native binary.

[Etaash-mathamsetty]

seems like it's only the app image which has issues with wayland, using the tar ball wayland works, maybe this should be investigated. the tarball is also significantly smoother than the app image.

Appimage is not the primary release format, it was there just to update earlier beta users to move to the new native binaries.

The correct way is to directly install using the one line script available in https://phcode.io . That installs a pure native binary.

ok thx