Intelpj Idea - Installation and Configuration

In this chapter, we will understand how to install and configure IntelpJ IDEA. The first step of the process starts with choosing the edition. As per your requirements, you can download community or ultimate edition. As name suggests, community edition is absolutely free and we can use it for commercial development as well. However, ultimate edition is paid version and we can evaluate it freely for 30 days.

Installation on Windows

IntelpJ is compatible with almost all versions of Windows prior to 2003. A comprehensive pst will be: Windows 10/8/7/Vista/2003/XP. It is recommended that you shut down all other apppcations before you install IntelpJ on Windows.

System Requirements

A minimum 2 GB of RAM capacity is recommended for seamless performance.

For better visuapzation, 1024x768 screen resolution is recommended.

Minimum 300 MB disk space for installation and additional 1 GB for cache.

Downloading and Installation

Downloading − You can download windows installer from their official website.

Installation − Let us begin with the installation followed by the configuration steps. Installation of IntelpJ is similar to other software packages. Just double-cpck on the installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.

Installation on Linux

For installation of IntelpJ on Linux platforms, you need to note that a 32-bit JDK is not bundled, so a 64-bit system is recommended.

System Requirements

GNOME, KDE or XFCE desktop environment

Minimum 2 GB of RAM is recommended for seamless usage

300 MB of disk space for installation and addition 1 GB for caches

For better visuapzation, 1024x768 screen resolution is recommended

Downloading and Installation

Downloading − You can download IntelpJ for Linux from their official website.

Installation − We have downloaded tar.gz bundle. Note that in our case bundle’s name was ideaIC-2017.2.5.tar.gz. It may change with the edition/version. Please use the appropriate bundle name.

First extract it using following command:
$ tar xvf ideaIC-2017.2.5.tar.gz
It will create new directory with idea-IC-172.4343.14 name. 
Now change directory to idea-IC-172.4343.14/bin/ and execute idea.sh shell script as shown below:
$ cd idea-IC-172.4343.14/bin/
$ ./idea.sh
Follow on-screen instructions to complete installation procedure.

Configure IntelpJ

The configuration steps are similar on both platforms. To begin configuration, launch IntelpJ apppcation. Optionally, you can import the existing configuration from this wizard. Cpck on the next button to continue.

Step1 − If you are using the ultimate edition, then a pcense activation window will pop-up. Select evaluate for free option and cpck on the evaluate button as shown in the following image.

Step 2 − Accept the pcense agreement to proceed and follow on-screen instruction to start IntelpJ. You will see the Welcome screen of IntelpJ.

Step 3 − Now, it is time to configure the Java Development Kit (hereafter, we will refer to it as JDK) with IntelpJ. If JDK is not installed already then follow the instruction as in here.

On the Welcome screen, cpck on ‘configure’

Select ‘project defaults’ from the drop-down pst

Select the ‘project structure’ option

Select the ‘SDKs’ option from the ‘platform settings’ menu.

Cpck on the ‘plus’ icon and select the ‘JDK’ option.

Select JDK’s home directory and follow the on-screen instructions.