IntelliJ, created by JetBrains, is a Java integrated development environment or IDE available in a community and commercial version. both of these versions can be used for professional coding.
Assuming you require the Debian distribution package, please follow these simple steps for installation.
To begin, open your terminal using:
Ctrl+Alt+T
Then, run these commands, one after the other:
Install JDK
Open JDK
sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk
Oracle JDK.
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
This will prompt a password to be entered, but there won't be any visual feedback.
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
Install IntelliJ IDEA
Download IntelliJ IDEA CE from the Downloads page
Then, in your terminal, run:
tar -zxvf ideaIC-XX.Y.Z.tar.gz
This extracts the ideaIC-XX.Y.Z. folder.
Then, run idea.sh in bin directory inside the extracted folder.
Create Command Line Runner
Tools >> Create Command-line Launcher
Create a Desktop Entry
Tools >> Create Desktop Entry
After following these steps, you should be able to open IntelliJ from the Desktop icon or your Ubuntu Dash.
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