Upgrade/Update Intellij 12

Question

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?

Answer 1

Intellij requires root permissions for the built in update function to work.

1. 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
   

2. Then restart the IDE, click 'Help', 'Check for updates...'

Answer 2

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)

Answer 3

Use JetBrains TOOLBOX. It is an easy way to manage your installed IDEs

Answer 4

Best way is using JetBrains Toolbox App.

1. Download tar.gz file from https://www.jetbrains.com/toolbox-app/
2. Open terminal cd opt
3. sudo tar -xvzf ~/Downloads/jetbrains-toolbox-1.xx.xxxx.tar.gz
4. jetbrains-toolbox-1.xx.xxxx/jetbrains-toolbox

After install Toolbox you can easily update.