PyCharm Kubuntu 18.04 Installation Guide
The Tutorial for Linux shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with PyCharm Community Edition Python IDE for Kubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.
And PyCharm for Kubuntu is a Python IDE with Complete Set of Tools for Python development. In Addition, the IDE provides capabilities for Professional Web Development using the Django Framework.
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

Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
Start Typing ‘term’ on Desktop.
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
Download PyCharm Community Ed. for Kubuntu Linux
Select the PyCharm Community Edition for Linux.
Double-Click on Archive Extract into /tmp
Or from Command Line:
tar xvzf ~/Downloads/pycharm-community*.tar.gz -C /tmp/
Relocating PyCharm.
sudo su -c "chown -R root:root /tmp/pycharm*"
sudo mv /tmp/pycharm-community* /opt/pycharm-community
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"
Finally, to Launch PyCharm Python IDE.
pycharm
Then choose Create Desktop Entry from the ‘configure‘ Menu to make a Launcher:
PyCharm Quick Start Hello-World Python