The Step-by-Step Easy Visual-Guide Shows You How to Install IntelliJ IDEA 2020 FREE Community Edition for Java, Groovy, Scala and Android Development on Linux Zorin 6.3-7.1 GNOME i686/x8664 Desktop.
To Make Best Use of the IntelliJ IDEA 2020 you should Need the Oracle Sun Java SE Official JDK Installation Zorin.
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Download Latest IntelliJ IDEA for Linux:
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Extract Archive into /tmp
Possibly Double-Click on it in the File Manager:
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Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)GnoMenu >> Accessories >> Terminal.
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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 IDEAsudo 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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Quick Start on IntelliJ IDEA 2020 with Java Hello World.
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