JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA java IDE has reached the new point release 2017.2.2 a few hours ago. The new release brings some new features, numerous bug-fixes and improvements.

Changes in IntelliJ IDEA 2017.2.2 includes:

• Fix crashes that occurred with the use of using custom fonts
• Fix wrong HiDPI scaling on multiple monitors for Windows 10
• Kotlin pugin updated to 1.1.4
• Support for CSS Modules with LESS and SASS
• XQuery/XPath with Language Injection
• Favorites in the Database tool window
• Fix major performance regression

How to Install IntelliJ IDEA 2017.2.2 in Ubuntu:

JetBrains offers official Linux packages for download at the link below:

Download IntelliJ IDEA for Linux

Just extract and run the executable file to launch the Java IDE.

For Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 17.10, you can also use the installer script available in the link below.

Run the script will download the official package from JetBrains web server, then install it in your Ubuntu automatically with application shortcut integration.

• Download the script (.deb) for IntelliJ IDEA Community | IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

Then install the script via command:

sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/intellij-idea-*_2017.2.2-1_all.deb

To automatically update the installer script, add the PPA repository via command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps

Uninstall:

To remove IntelliJ IDEA installed via the script, run command:

sudo apt-get remove intellij-idea-community intellij-idea-ultimate

JetBrains’ IntelliJ IDEA Java ide has reached the 2017.2.1 release a few hours ago with lots of bug-fixes and some performance updates.

IntelliJ IDEA 2017.2.1 is the first bug-fix release for the 2017.2 series that fixes:

• Performance issue while typing
• 100% of one core CPU usage issue
• Version 2017.2 can’t load project with character “|” in its name
• Java 9 compilation fails with error
• Add feature: showing comments in Database tree
• Various fixes to Docker, Java. Inspections, Spring, JavaScript, JavaScript. Frameworks, JavaScript. Inspections
• Some new features and many other fixes, see release note for details.

How to Install IntelliJ IDEA 2017.2.1 in Ubuntu:

The official Linux packages are available for download at the link below:

IntelliJ IDEA Linux Download

Grab the package, extract, and run the executable to launch the IDE. You may manually create an application shortcut to be able to start it from app launcher.

For Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 17.10, you can also use the installer script to download the IDE from JetBrains’ web server, install it to /opt/, and automatically create an app shortcut for it.

installer script (.deb) for IntelliJ IDEA Community | IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate

Install the script via dpkg command:

sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/intellij-idea-*_2017.2.1-1_all.deb

Alternatively, simply open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run following commands one by one to add the PPA and install the script:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install intellij-idea-community

replace intellij-idea-community with intellij-idea-ultimate in the last command to install the ultimate edition.

Uninstall:

To remove the Java IDE, simply run command in terminal:

sudo apt-get remove --autoremove intellij-idea-community intellij-idea-ultimate

And remove the PPA via Software & Updates utility under Other Software tab.