How to Install Phpstorm Linux Mint 18

Installing

2. 2. Downloading

   Download Latest PhpStorm 30 day Trial Installer

   PhpStorm for Linux

   PhpStorm Linux

3. 3. Extracting

   Then Extract into /tmp
   Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click on Package to Open with Archive Manager:

   
   Or from Command Line:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/PhpStorm*.tar.gz -C /tmp/

4. 4. Installing

   Next to Install PhpStorm on Mint.

   Set the SuperUser as Owner:

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

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
   Next Relocate PhpStorm contents:

   sudo mv /tmp/PhpStorm* /opt/PhpStorm

   And Make a Symlink:

   sudo ln -s /opt/PhpStorm/bin/phpstorm.sh /usr/local/bin/phpstorm