How to Install PyCharm Python IDE on Kubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS 32-64bit Linux Easy Guide

PyCharm Quick Start for Kubuntu Linux

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with PyCharm Community Edition Python IDE for Kubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

PyCharm Community Edition Features:

• 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

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   Kickoff > Type “kons” > Return
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download PyCharm Community Ed. for Kubuntu

   PyCharm Linux tar.gz

   PyCharm Linux

   Select the PyCharm Community Edition for Linux.

3. Double-Click on Archive Extract into /tmp

   

   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:

   

7. PyCharm Quick Start Hello-World Python

   PyCharm Quick Start Guide

   PyCharm Quick Start