My Intellij shows me that a minor version is available for upgrade. How do I go about upgrading the current version. Do i have to create a new folder in /usr/share and change all references to the new version or is there a better way?
4 Answers
Intellij requires root permissions for the built in update function to work.
Either start using sudo:
sudo /opt/intellij-idea-ce/bin/idea.sh
or give all users the ability to update Intellij, then start as yourself:
sudo chmod -R o+rw /opt/intellij-idea-ce /opt/intellij-idea-ce/bin/idea.sh
- Then restart the IDE, click 'Help', 'Check for updates...'
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, however the update dialog only offers "Download" (which opens Firefox)– phil294Jul 20, 2017 at 18:42
Just download the .zip, extract it, and run bin/idea.sh. Your previous settings etc should be retained when you run the new version.
If oracle jdk/jvm is not available on the path, you may need to specify the path to it directly. Place the following in idea.sh, as the first line:
export IDEA_JDK=/usr/lib/jvm/jdkxxxxx
(Put your own path to the jdk in there)
Best way is using JetBrains Toolbox App.
- Download tar.gz file from https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/
- Open terminal
cd opt
sudo tar -xvzf ~/Downloads/jetbrains-toolbox-1.xx.xxxx.tar.gz
- jetbrains-toolbox-1.xx.xxxx/jetbrains-toolbox
After install Toolbox you can easily update.