How to Install PyCharm Python IDE on Lubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS 32-64bit Linux Easy Guide

September 14, 2014 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Lubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS Getting-Started with PyCharm

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with PyCharm Community Edition Python IDE for Lubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

And the PyCharm Community Edition Features are:

  • Lightweight IDE for Python development
  • Free, Open-Source, Apache 2 license
  • Intelligent Editor, Debugger, Refactorings, Inspections, VCS integration
  • Project Navigation, Testing support, Customizable UI, Vim key bindings
How to Install PyCharm on Debian GNU/Linux Distro
  1. Open Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

    Ctrl+Alt+t

    How to Install PyCharm Python IDE on Lubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS - Open Terminal

    In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

  2. Download PyCharm Community Ed. for Lubuntu

    PyCharm Linux tar.gz

    Select the PyCharm Community Edition for Linux.

  3. Double-Click on Archive Extract into /tmp

    How to Install PyCharm Python IDE on Lubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS - Archive Extraction

    Or from Command Line:

    tar xvzf ~/Downloads/pycharm-community*.tar.gz -C /tmp/
  4. Relocating PyCharm
    First, Set the SuperUser as owner:

    sudo su -c "chown -R root:root /tmp/pycharm*"

    To Switch the PyCharm contents:

    sudo mv /tmp/pycharm-community* /opt/pycharm-community
  5. Making PyCharm Symlinks.

    sudo su -c "ln -s /opt/pycharm-community/bin/pycharm.sh /usr/local/bin/pycharm"
    sudo su -c "ln -s /opt/pycharm-community/bin/inspect.sh /usr/local/bin/inspect"
  6. Finally, to Launch PyCharm Python IDE
    From Shell:

    pycharm

    Then choose Create Desktop Entry from the ‘configure‘ Menu to make a Launcher:

    Making Launcher
  7. PyCharm Quick Start Hello-World Python

    PyCharm Quick Start Guide

How to Install PyCharm Python IDE on Lubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS - PyCharm GUI


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