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Brackets 1.14.1 not installing under Ubuntu 20.04.1 #15297

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ghost opened this issue Dec 31, 2020 · 3 comments
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Brackets 1.14.1 not installing under Ubuntu 20.04.1 #15297

ghost opened this issue Dec 31, 2020 · 3 comments

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@ghost
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ghost commented Dec 31, 2020

Unable to install latest Brackets .deb under Ubuntu LTS

Attempting to install the Brackets 1.14.1 .deb under Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS throws up a lot of unmet dependency errors and none of the dependency packages are available for installation anymore.

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Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (with all updates and upgrades installed).
Brackets 1.14.1 using the .deb file.

@irdroid3
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I followed Jacobs answer in - askubuntu
I am using the deb file (Brackets.Release.1.14.1.64-bit.deb) on Ubuntu 20.04; but I had a problem at step 2. I assume some change to the way things work...
Here are the steps that worked for me :

  1. Open terminal in temporary folder. Use :

    dpkg-deb -x /path/to/deb/file .

    dpkg-deb -e Brackets.Release.1.14.1.64-bit.deb

  2. Edit the control file : ./DEBIAN/control

  3. Change line with dependency from libcurl3 to libcurl3 | libcurl4

  4. I deleted the original deb file - I am not sure I needed to?

  5. Run : dpkg-deb -b . Bracket_CURL4.deb

  6. Launch file browser and double click on the created deb file to launch the install.

  7. All done, Brackets program is installed.

@ghost
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ghost commented Jan 1, 2021

Your instructions worked like a charm.
Thanks a million. :-)
Just one more question; post installation via the file browser, can I delete the "usr", "opt" and "DEBIAN" directories from my home directory?

@irdroid3
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irdroid3 commented Jan 1, 2021

Just one more question; post installation via the file browser, can I delete the "usr", "opt" and "DEBIAN" directories from my home directory?
Yes, those directories and their content are used to rebuild the .deb file.
You do not need to keep the .deb file either (unless you want a backup, and/or to install it elsewhere or if you rebuild your systrem again, etc...)

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