How to completely uninstall Intellij on Ubuntu 14.04 Curt Sahd Read more posts by this author. Curt Sahd 24 Apr 2015 • 1 min read First delete the intellij folder you downloaded and extracted. e.g. ideaIC-14.1.2 Go in the home dir and hold CTRL + h – to show the hidden files. Then search for a folder called .IdeaIC14 Delete that folder manually. And that’s all!