How to install Intellij IDEA on Ubuntu?

Question

I\'m new to Ubuntu and Linux in general. I want to code in Java on my computer, but I\'m having problems installing IntelliJ IDEA on Ubuntu. I have downloaded and extracted

Answer 1

Recent IntelliJ versions allows automatic creation of desktop entry. See this gist

1. Launch from commandline. If launching for the first time, setup will ask about creating a desktop launcher icon; say yes. Or else after launching (ie. from the commandline) any time, use the IDEA menu Configure > Create Desktop Entry . That should create /usr/share/applications/intellij-idea-community.desktop
2. Trigger the Ubuntu desktop search (ie. Windows key), find the Intellij IDEA you used to create the desktop entry.
3. Drag the icon it's showing into the Ubuntu Launcher.