How to Install IntelliJ IDEA IDE on Ubuntu Linux

Richard

June 23, 2018

IntelliJ IDEA is a popular Java Integrated Development Environment that supports Java, Scala, Groovy, and Kotlin languages. It offers features like error prevention, autocompletion, debugging, and various inbuilt tools. The platform comes in a free community version and a paid commercial version, both installable on Ubuntu via the ToolBox App or Snap. A license must…

IntelliJ IDEA IDE should be a great place to start for developers looking for an open-source or commercial development platform (code editor) to build and manage their Java applications.

Installing IntelliJ IDEA IDE on Ubuntu Linux is a great way for developers to have access to a powerful development platform for building and managing Java applications.

IntelliJ IDEA is a popular Integrated Development Environment (IDE) platform that provides a range of features, including on-the-fly error prevention, autocompletion, debugging, and built-in tools to support version control, decompiler, database, and SQL integration. With IntelliJ IDEA, developers can build applications using Java languages such as Scala, Groovy, and Kotlin. Additionally, IntelliJ IDEA offers a commercial version that can be used for 30 days, after which a license must be purchased, as well as a free community version.

For more about IntelliJ IDEA, please check its Homepage.

To install IntelliJ IDEA on Ubuntu, follow the steps below:

There are two ways to install IntelliJ IDEA on Ubuntu: one is via its ToolBox App, and the other is using Snap. To install via its ToolBox App, use the Download link below:

https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox/download/download-thanks.html?platform=linux

Save the file to your desktop. Then, right-click it and extract the zipped folder. Next, browse to the extracted folder and run the executable.

Then select the app you want to install via its ToolBox Apps

Install IntelliJ IDEA via Snap

If you won’t use the ToolBox app, Snap is your only option. Snaps are containerized software packages that are simple to create and install.

It’s a new way to manage packages on Linux systems and is supported by the top Linux distributions.

It’s probably the easiest way to install and manage packages on Linux systems, including Ubuntu.

To install the IntelliJ IDEA task management app via Snap, run the commands below

sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install intellij-idea-community --classic

To install the commercial version, run the commands below:

sudo snap install intellij-idea-ultimate --classic

When you’re done, IntelliJ IDEA should be installed and ready to use… To launch it, go to the Activities Overview, search IntelliJ IDEA, and click on Launch it.

If you already have an account, sign in and use IntelliJ IDEA. If you don’t already have an account, you may want to register or sign in with one of those social platforms.