installing IntelliJ on Ubuntu

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decompress the downloaded archive

tar xvf ideaIU-2020.3.tar.gz

Move the extracted files to opt directory

sudo mv idea-IU-203.5981.155/ /opt/idea

Create a shortcut

cd /usr/share/applications
sudo gedit idea.desktop

Paste the below content and save the newly created file

[Desktop Entry]
Name=IntelliJ IDEA
Type=Application
Exec=/opt/idea/bin/idea.sh
Terminal=false
Icon=/opt/idea/bin/idea.png
Comment=Integrated Development Environment
NoDisplay=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
Name[en]=IntelliJ IDEA

Install the shortcut file

sudo desktop-file-install idea.desktop
source ~/.bashrc

Now search Intellij, you will see it will appear in the apps menu