How to Install IntelliJ IDEA on Debian 7 Wheezy Xfce 32bit/64bit Easy Visual-Guide

February 24, 2013 | By Regaz.

The Step-by-Step Easy Visual-Guide shows you Exactly How to Install IntelliJ IDEA 2023 FREE Community Edition for Java, Groovy, Scala & Android Development on Debian Linux Wheezy Xfce i686/x8664 Desktop.

To Make Best Use of the IntelliJ IDEA 2023 you should Need the Oracle Sun Java SE Official JDK Installation Debian.

To Rend the whole Process Easier to Visualize and Follow the Post 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.

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  1. Download IntelliJ IDEA 2023 for Linux:

    IntelliJ IDEA 2023 tar.gz for Linux
  • Right-Click on Archive > Open with Xarchiver and Extract into /tmp.

    Linux Xfce/Lxde IntelliJ IDEA tar.gz Archive Extraction
  • Open a Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Debian Linux Wheezy Xfce Open Terminal
  • Relocate IntelliJ Idea Folder

    sudo su

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

    ln -s /opt/idea/bin/idea.sh /usr/local/bin/idea.sh
  • How to Install Required Oracle JDK for Debian

    Debian Oracle JDK Installation
  • Starting IntelliJ IDEA
    Next you can Launch IntelliJ from Terminal with.

    idea.sh
  • How to Easy Creating an IntelliJ IDEA Quick Launcher.

    Easy IntelliJ Desktop Launcher
  • Quick Start on IntelliJ IDEA 2023 with Java Hello World.

    Hello World on IntelliJ IDEA Java
  • IntelliJ IDEA

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