The Step-by-Step Easy Visual-Guide shows you Exactly How to Install IntelliJ IDEA 2021 FREE Community Edition for Java, Groovy, Scala & Android Development on openSUSE Linux 12 GNOME3 i686/x8664 Desktop.
To Make Best Use of the IntelliJ IDEA 2021 you should Need the Oracle Sun Java SE Official JDK Installation openSUSE.
To Rend the whole Process Easier to Visualize and Follow the Post Includes the Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.
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Download IntelliJ IDEA 2021 for Linux:
IntelliJ IDEA 2021 tar.gz for Linux
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Extract Archive into /tmp
Possibly Double-Click on it in the File Manager:
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Open Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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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
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Starting IntelliJ IDEA
Next you can Launch IntelliJ from Terminal with.
idea.sh
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How to Easy Creating an IntelliJ IDEA Quick Launcher.
Easy IntelliJ Desktop Launcher
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Quick Start on IntelliJ IDEA 2021 with Java Hello World.
Hello World on IntelliJ IDEA Java
