How to install IntelliJ IDEA-2017.3.4 on Solus3

To install IntelliJ IDEA-2017.3.4 on Solus3.

IntelliJ IDEA is a Java integrated development environment (IDE) for developing computer software. It is developed by JetBrains. Its available as an Apache 2 Licensed community edition, and in a proprietary commercial edition. It’ s a cross-platform application that available for most using major Operating Systems such as Window, MAC os, and lots of Linux distributions. It is so simple to install IntelliJ IDEA-2017.3.4 on Solus3, and this tutorial also covers the same process.

Installing IntelliJ IDEA

First, make sure you update the system repository by making use of the following command.

root@linuxhelp1 ~ # eopkg update-repo 
Updating repository: Solus
eopkg-index.xml.xz.sha1sum     (40.0  B)100%    618.26 KB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
eopkg-index.xml.xz             (1.7 MB)100%    384.09 KB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
No signature found for https://packages.solus-project.com/shannon/eopkg-index.xml.xz
Package database updated.

And download the installation package with the help of the following command.

root@linuxhelp1 ~ # eopkg bi --ignore-safety https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solus-project/3rd-party/master/programming/idea/pspec.xml
pspec.xml                      (5.0 KB)100%      5.31 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
actions.py                     (232.0  B)100%      3.57 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
DEBUG: RepoDB initialized in 0.000241041183472.
idea.desktop                   (197.0  B)100%      5.55 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
Building source package: idea
Fetching source from: https://download.jetbrains.com/idea/ideaIU-2017.3.4-no-jdk.tar.gz
ideaIU-2017.3.4-no-jdk.tar.gz  (537.2 MB)100%    663.11 KB/s [00:00:01] [complete]
Source archive is stored: /var/cache/eopkg/archives/ideaIU-2017.3.4-no-jdk.tar.gz
Unpacking archive(s)...
 unpacked (/var/eopkg/idea-2017.3.4-16/work)
Setting up source...
Building source...
Testing package...
Installing...
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DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/idea-2017.3.4-16/install/opt/idea/plugins/tfsIntegration/lib/native/solaris/x86/libnative_synchronization.so"  is 0
DEBUG: Checking /var/eopkg/idea-2017.3.4-16/install/opt/idea/plugins/tfsIntegration/lib/native/linux/x86/libnative_misc.so for binary dependencies
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/idea-2017.3.4-16/install/opt/idea/plugins/tfsIntegration/lib/native/linux/x86/libnative_misc.so"  is 0
DEBUG: Checking /var/eopkg/idea-2017.3.4-16/install/opt/idea/plugins/tfsIntegration/lib/native/solaris/x86/libnative_filesystem.so for binary dependencies
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/idea-2017.3.4-16/install/opt/idea/plugins/tfsIntegration/lib/native/solaris/x86/libnative_filesystem.so"  is 0
DEBUG: Checking /var/eopkg/idea-2017.3.4-16/install/opt/idea/plugins/tfsIntegration/lib/native/linux/x86_64/libnative_misc.so for binary dependencies
DEBUG: return value for " LC_ALL=C /usr/bin/readelf -d /var/eopkg/idea-2017.3.4-16/install/opt/idea/plugins/tfsIntegration/lib/native/linux/x86_64/libnative_misc.so"  is 0
Creating idea-2017.3.4-16-1-x86_64.eopkg...
Keeping build directory

You can install the application by triggering the following command.

root@linuxhelp1 ~ # eopkg it idea*.eopkg
The following packages will be installed in order to satisfy dependencies:
OpenJDK-8
Do you want to continue? (yes/no)y
Safety switch forces the upgrade of following packages:
zlib
Following packages will be installed:
openjdk-8  zlib
The total size of package(s): 182.70 MB
Downloading 1 / 2
Package zlib found in repository Solus
zlib-1.2.11-18-1-x86_64.eopkg  (46.0 KB)100%     34.56 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
Downloading 2 / 2
Package openjdk-8 found in repository Solus
openjdk-8-8.172-13-1-x86_64.eopkg (182.7 MB)100%      1.04 MB/s [00:00:00] [complete]
Installing 1 / 2
zlib-1.2.11-18-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
Installing zlib, version 1.2.11, release 18
Upgrading to new distribution release
Extracting the files of zlib
Upgraded zlib
Installing 2 / 2
openjdk-8-8.172-13-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached]
Installing openjdk-8, version 8.172, release 13
Extracting the files of openjdk-8
Installed openjdk-8
 [✓] Syncing filesystems                                                success
 [✓] Updating dynamic library cache                                     success
 [✓] Updating mimetype database                                         success
 [✓] Updating desktop database                                          success
 [✓] Updating manpages database                                         success
Installation order: idea 
Installing idea, version 2017.3.4, release 16
Extracting the files of idea
Installed idea
 [✓] Syncing filesystems                                                success
 [✓] Updating desktop database                                          success

The installation has been completed. Go to the Solus search field.

Type the word IDEA on the search field.

Click on the icon to open the application.

In the installer, you need to choose your installation path.

Accept the terms and condition.

And then, you need to send statistics to Jetbrain.

Also, make sure you choose License Activation.

And accept that License agreement.

Next, you need to choose UI of IDEA and proceed further.

And choose the Desktop entry.

And now, choose path of Script launcher.

Go to the default plugins area.

And choose to customize plugins

Also, enter the credentials for authentication.

The application is getting initialized.

Now, the welcome page of IDEA will appears.

You can now open your project here.

You should create new project.

And now, choose the language you prefer.

Also, choose project template of your choice.

And then choose project detail.

Then, it shows the tips for IDEA.

You can now open a project

You can also check the version.

With this, the tutorial installation of IntelliJ IDEA-2017.3.4 on Solus3 comes to an end.