How to Install IntelliJ IDEA on Linux Mint 17

May 21, 2014 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

GNU/Linux Mint 17 Installing IntelliJ IDEA

This Easy Visual-Guide shows you Exactly How to Install IntelliJ IDEA 2023 Java IDE FREE Community Edition Linux Mint 17.x Qiana/Rafaela/Rebecca/Rosa Desktop.

To Make Use of the IntelliJ IDEA 2023 Java IDE you Need the Oracle Sun Java SE JDK 6+ Installed on Linux Mint.

And this Visual Guide includes the Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.

Finally, the post’s Content is Expressly Reduced to Give Focus to the Essentials Instructions and Commands.

Install IntelliJ on Linux Mint 17 Qiana - Featured
  1. Download IntelliJ IDEA 2023 for Linux:

    IntelliJ IDEA 2023 tar.gz for Linux
  2. Double-Click and Extract IntelliJ Archive into /tmp
    Install IntelliJ on Linux Mint 17 Qiana 32/64-bit - Archive Extraction

  3. Open a Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Install IntelliJ on Linux Mint 17 Qiana 32/64-bit - Cinnamon Open Terminal

  4. Relocate IntelliJ Idea Folder

    su 

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
    Set the root superUser as Holder on IntelliJ IDEA

    sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/idea*

    Then Switch the Content into the /opt Directory

    mv /tmp/idea* /opt/idea

    Make a Symlink into the working Paths

    sudo ln -s /opt/idea/bin/idea.sh /usr/local/bin/idea.sh
  5. Start IntelliJ IDEA

    Next you can Start IntelliJ from Terminal with

    idea.sh
  6. How to Install Required Oracle JDK 6/7/8 on Linux Mint:

    Install Oracle JDK 6-7-8 for Mint
  7. Install IntelliJ IDEA on Linux - Launching IntelliJ IDEA 15

  8. Quick Start on IntelliJ IDEA 2023 with Java Hello World

    Hello World on IntelliJ IDEA Java
Install IntelliJ on Linux Mint 17 Qiana 32/64-bit - IntelliJ IDEA GUI

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