How To Install IntelliJ IDEA on Ubuntu 18.04/ 19.10 & Ubuntu 16.04 !

Lavlesh Singh
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5 min readOct 3, 2020

Note :- Before going start installing IntelliJ IDEA process in your Ubuntu machine, you have to verify that java/Scala both should be installed in our system.

IntelliJ IDEA is an integrated development environment for Scala development. Notably, Google uses IntelliJ IDEA as the base for its Android Studio, an open-source Android development IDE for developing Android applications. It is developed by JetBrains and is available in two editions, Community and Ultimate.

IntelliJ IDEA is a full-featured IDE for JVM and Android Development. It has built-in debugging support, Docker and Docker Compose support, embedded Git control, integrates major build automation tools such as Maven and Gradle , syntax highlighting, code completion, ssh terminal, code refactoring, and rich navigation capabilities.

There are few languages and technologies only supported in Ultimate Edition. Before you install IntelliJ IDEA, compare the Community and Ultimate Editions and decide which one suits your needs.

System Requirements:-
2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB RAM recommended
2.5 GB disk space. SSD recommended
1024×768 minimum screen resolution

Installing IntelliJ IDEA :-

The easiest way is to install IntelliJ IDEA on Ubuntu 18.04 you have to open Firefox browser and search below link.

depending on our operating system you have select IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition. once you will click download button it will ask to save file as below, you can save .tar.gz file as in desired location.

i used to external screen shot tool for taking this screen shot from my Ubuntu machine.

Or you can also download through from terminal after typing below code.

wget https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download

After download the tar.gz file you have to Untar the file in specific location. you can refer below screen shot for your reference.

After extract the file you need to go into bin folder, once you will land there open terminal after right clicking of you mouse button and launch .idea.sh file, after typing below code.

~/Downloads/ideaIC-2020.2/idea-IC-202.6397.94/bin$ ./idea.sh

Select the confirmation checkbox to accept the privacy and then click on the Continue button.

On the next screen, you can customize the IntelliJ IDEA installation. Choose the theme for the IntelliJ IDEA interface.

you need select the layout of your choice.

Create a desktop entry to start the application from the system application menu.

Enable or Disable the default plugins depending on your requirement.

Consider installing IntelliJ IDEA featured plugins if it is useful for you. Otherwise, you can skip if you do not want to install them.

Click on Start Using IntelliJ IDEA.

Enter your password if IntelliJ IDEA wizard asks to complete the installation.

i have hide my user name, in your case you can see your user name.

Create New Project with Scala language:-

The Scala Plugin is used to turn a normal IntelliJ IDEA into a convenient Scala development environment. In this article, we will discuss how to set up Scala Plugin for IntelliJ IDEA IDE. If you do not have IntelliJ IDEA, you can download it from here.

By default, IntelliJ IDEA does not come with Scala features. Scala Plugin adds Scala features means that we can create Scala/Play Projects, we can create Scala Applications, Scala worksheets, and more.

Scala Plugin contains the following technologies:

  • Scala
  • Play Framework
  • SBT
  • Scala.js

Follow the JetBrains quick tutorial on how to create your first Scala application.

It supports three popular OS Environments: Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Setting up Scala Plugin for IntelliJ IDE :-

1- Open IntelliJ IDE.

2- Go to Configure at the bottom right and click on the Plugins option available in the drop-down, as shown here:

3-This opens the Plugins window as shown here.

4-Now click on InstallJetbrainsplugins, as shown in the preceding screenshot.

5-Next, type the word Scala in the search bar to see the ScalaPlugin, as shown here.

6- Click on the Install button to install Scala Plugin for IntelliJ IDEA.
7- for Scala project you need select Scala and click Next.

8- Once you will reach in editor page, you will get by default project structure like project ->src->main->Scala. after selecting Scala you can create your first Scala Object. please find refer below screen shot.

To summarize, we got an understanding to Scala Plugin and covered the installation steps for Scala Plugin for IntelliJ….

If you want to read my previous post related to Scala language,click blow link.

https://medium.com/@duke.lavlesh/installing-scala-sbt-on-ubuntu-part-3-fd08fec70946?source=friends_link&sk=43f139d25e908c440bb01850dcaa17c2

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