How to Install Spring Tool Suite on Elementary OS Gnu/Linux Easy Guide

Spring Tool Suite Elementary OS Linux - Installing

5. 5. Relocating

   Next follow Setting Up STS
   (For a Local Installation Skip this Step and Run it from within Home)
   First, Set root as Owner:

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/sts*.RELEASE

   Finally, Switch contents into the Destination Directory:

   sudo mv /tmp/sts*.RELEASE /opt/

6. 6. Amending User’s Path

   Again Append STS into the Path
   This is strictly needed only to Work with STS from Command Line..

   echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/sts-[x.y.z].RELEASE' >> ~/.bashrc

   Change [x.y.z] in the above Command with the actual STS Release you get from:

   ls /opt | grep sts

   And finally, Reload the Path with:

   bash