Objective
The objective is to install IntelliJ on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux
Operating System and Software Versions
- Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver
- Software: – IntelliJ IDEA 2018.1
Requirements
Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo
command is required.
Conventions
- # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of
sudo
command - $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
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Instructions
Install IntelliJ on Ubuntu
The recommended approach to install IntelliJ on Ubuntu 18.04 Linux system is to use the Snaps package.
Open up terminal and enter the bellow snap
command to either install IntelliJ IDEA Community or Ultimate release:
INTELLIJ IDEA COMMUNITY: $ sudo snap install intellij-idea-community --classic --edge INTELLIJ IDEA ULTIMATE: $ sudo snap install intellij-idea-ultimate --classic --edge
Start IntelliJ on Ubuntu
To start IntelliJ on your Ubuntu system enter the following linux commands:
INTELLIJ IDEA COMMUNITY: $ intellij-idea-community INTELLIJ IDEA ULTIMATE: $ intellij-idea-ultimate
Alternatively, use start menu ( Activities ) to search and start IntelliJ on Ubuntu: