How to update already installed IntelliJ IDEA on Ubuntu?

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qrius picture qrius · May 2, 2017 · Viewed 20k times · Source

Currently, I have IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3 installed in my Ubuntu 16.04 for Java programming. I have installed it through the IntelliJ website and not the ppa. Upon launching it, I get an update available notification on bottom right corner and upon clicking update, it opens the IntelliJ IDEA webpage for downloading the latest IDE tar file. I know that in order to install it, I need to download the tar file, untar it inusr/local, and run idea.sh from the bin folder. Even after doing that, when I search for IntelliJ in the Unity Dash, I see the icon for the old 2016.3 version and upon clicking it, it opens the same old version.

So my question is, how can I update the entire existing IntelliJ platform and see it as the result upon search in the Unity Dash? Can I update it in the same way in which I can update the existing plug-ins and see them in effect upon restarting IntelliJ?

Answer

CrazyCoder picture CrazyCoder · May 2, 2017

I recommend using Toolbox App for the seamless automatic updates.

If you have upgraded manually, use the Tools | Create Command-line Launcher and Create Desktop Entry to update the old ones.

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