Linux Memo: Creating IDEA Shortcuts

Linux Memo: Creating IDEA Shortcuts

1. Enter the shared shortcut directory:

cd /usr/share/applications #dir of desktop shortcut

2. Create the shortcut file:

sudo touch intellij-idea.desktop # creat a shortcut in this dir

3. Edit with root privileges: 
sudo vim intellij-idea.desktop

    [Desktop Entry]
    Name=IntelliJ IDEA
    Exec=sh /home/zero/soft/idea-IU-171.3780.107/bin/idea.sh
    Comment=IntelliJ IDEA
    Icon=/home/zero/soft/idea-IU-171.3780.107/bin/idea.png Type=Application Terminal=false Encoding=UTF-8

Change  /home/zero/soft/idea-IU-171.3780.107/ to your own installation directory

4. Add execute permission to the shortcut:

sudo chmod +x /usr/share/applications/intellij-idea.desktop

5. Copy the created shortcut to the desktop:

cp intellij-idea.desktop /home/zero/Desktop/