DashAB Setup Instructions

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1.2 Installing Intellij

  1. Go to the jetbrains website and download Intellij Ultimate for ubuntu.
  2. While Intellij is downloading, go here scroll down and hit APPLY NOW. Sign up for a student account using a ualberta email. Make sure you confirm your email or there won’t be a license for you.
  3. Once the intellij tar ball is installed copy it to
    /opt

    using the command

    sudo cp ideaIU-<Version>.tar.gz /opt

    (If you are confident about your ability to setup your own install you can put it elsewhere but you will be on your own.)

  4. Change directory to /opt
    cd /opt
  5. Unpack the tar ball
    sudo tar -xvf ideaIU-<Version>.tar.gz
  6. Execute the installer
    sudo /opt/idea-IU-<Version>/bin/idea.sh
  7. Follow the installation wizard.
    1. Select I don’t have any configurations.
    2. Select JetBrains account and use the account information you just created to authenticate. You must have already authenticated it first otherwise this won’t work.
    3. Pick whichever UI is prettiest to you. Then hit Next: Desktop entry
    4. None of these are necessary so you can hit Start using IntellijIDEA