How to Install Brackets on NixOS Latest

Brackets is an open-source code editor that is designed for web developers. It offers a range of features such as inline editors, live preview, and quick edit, among others. Installing Brackets on NixOS can be a bit tricky, but with the following steps, you should be able to install it without any problem.

Step 1: Update Package Manager

The first thing that you need to do is to update the package manager on your NixOS system. To do this, open the terminal and type the following command:

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.bash

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Brackets requires some dependencies to be installed on your system before it can be installed. To install these dependencies, open the terminal and type the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.gcc
sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.nodejs-10_x
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.adwaita-icon-theme

Step 3: Download Brackets

Next, you need to download the Brackets package from its official website. To do this, open your web browser and go to http://brackets.io/. Click on the "Download" button and select the "Linux 64-bit" option. Once the download is complete, extract the package to any folder of your choice.

Step 4: Install Brackets

To install Brackets on your NixOS system, you need to run the following command in the terminal:

sudo mv extracted-folder /usr/share/
sudo ln -s /usr/share/extracted-folder/brackets /usr/bin/brackets

This will move the extracted Brackets folder to the /usr/share directory and create a symbolic link to the brackets executable in the /usr/bin directory.

Step 5: Launch Brackets

To launch Brackets, open the terminal and type the following command:

brackets

This will launch the Brackets editor on your NixOS system. You can now start using it to develop your web applications.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Brackets on your NixOS system. Enjoy coding!