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How to Install The Latest PyCharm IDE in Ubuntu 16.04 via PPA

Last updated: December 16, 2016

This is a quick tutorial for beginners how to install the latest PyCharm Python IDE with Ubuntu integration via PPA.

The official PyCharm Linux binary packages lack shortcut launchers for Ubuntu desktop. To install the IDE with Ubuntu patch and receive future updates along with other system updates via Software Updater, you may use a third-party PPA maintained by Mystic-Mirage.

The PPA contains both the Professional and free Community version for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and their derivatives.

Mystic-Mirage has stopped updating the PPA, for those sticking to the latest Pycharm Community, use the GetDeb repository instead, see here.

1. Add the PPA.

Open terminal and paste (Shift+Ctrl+V) the command below and hit run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mystic-mirage/pycharm

Type in your password (no visual feedback) when it asks and hit Enter.

2. Update and install PyCharm.

If you have Synaptic Package Manager installed, launch it and then search for and install pycharm (or pycharm-community) after clicking the Refresh button.

Or run the commands below one by one in terminal to install the Professional version:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install pycharm

For the community version, replace the last command with:

sudo apt install pycharm-community

Once a new version is released and made into PPA, you can simply launch Software Updater to upgrade it.

3. (Optional) To remove the PPA, go to Software & Updates -> Other Software tab. And PyCharm IDE can be removed with apt command with remove flag:

sudo apt remove pycharm pycharm-community

That’s it. Enjoy!

In Howtos IDE, PyCharm, Python IDE

How to Install Light Table 0.8 in Ubuntu 14.04, 15.10

Last updated: December 12, 2015

The Light Table IDE has just reached a new stable release after more than one year of development. Now it provides 64-bit only binary for Linux.

Changes in LightTable 0.8.0:

CHANGED: We have switched to Electron from NW.js
CHANGED: LT’s releases and self-updating processes are completely in the open on Github
ADDED: LT can be built from source with provided scripts across supported platforms
ADDED: Most of LT’s node libraries are installed as npm dependencies instead of as forked libraries
ADDED: Significant documentation. See more below
FIX: Major usability issues on >= OSX 10.10
CHANGED: 32-bit linux is no longer an official download. Building from source will still be supported
FIX: ClojureScript eval for modern versions of ClojureScript
More details at github.com/LightTable/LightTable/releases

How to Install Light Table 0.8.0 in Ubuntu:

Below steps show you how to install the official binary in Ubuntu. Works on all current Ubuntu releases (64-bit only).

Before getting started, please make a backup if you have a previous release installed.

1. Download the Linux binary from link below:

lighttable-0.8.0-linux.tar.gz

2. Open terminal from Unity Dash, App Launcher, or via Ctrl+Alt+T keys. When it opens, paste below command and hit enter:

gksudo file-roller ~/Downloads/lighttable-0.8.0-linux.tar.gz

Install gksu from Ubuntu Software Center if the command does not work.

3. Previous command opens the downloaded archive via Archive Manager using root user privilege.

When it opens, do:

right-click and rename the folder name to LightTable
extract it to Computer -> /opt/ directory.

Finally you should have the LightTable installed to /opt/ directory:

4. Create a launcher so you can start LightTable from Unity Dash or App Launcher.

Open terminal and run below command to create & edit a launcher file for LightTable:

gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/lighttable.desktop

When the file opens via Gedit text editor, paste below and save the file:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Light Table
GenericName=Text Editor
Comment=Open source IDE that modify, from running programs to embed websites and games
Exec=/opt/LightTable/LightTable %F
Terminal=false
MimeType=text/plain;
Icon=/opt/LightTable/resources/app/core/img/lticon.png
Categories=TextEditor;Development;Utility;
StartupNotify=true
Actions=Window;Document;

Name[en_US]=Light Table

[Desktop Action Window]
Name=New Window
Exec=/opt/LightTable/LightTable -n
OnlyShowIn=Unity;

[Desktop Action Document]
Name=New File
Exec=/opt/LightTable/LightTable --command new_file
OnlyShowIn=Unity;

So it looks like:

Finally launch the IDE from Unity Dash or Application Launcher and enjoy!

In Howtos IDE, Light Table

Light Table IDE 0.6.2 Brings Various Bug Fixes & Improvements

Last updated: January 25, 2014

Both Light Table IDE 0.6.1 and 0.6.2 were released yesterday which bring various bug fixes and a few improvements.

Light Table is a new interactive IDE developed by Chris Granger, it lets you modify running programs and embed anything from websites to games. It provides the real time feedback we need to not only answer questions about our code, but to understand how our programs really work.

Light Table IDE is now open source since version 0.6.0. The current releases are the first updates and below is the changelog:

##0.6.2

FIX: styling bug that caused light themes to be unusable

##0.6.1

FIX: build instructions for all platforms. Add in build scripts for each.
FIX: active line in solarized theme (Gozala)
FIX: re-enable workspace behavior diffs
FIX: Plugins should not say they need an update if there’s no version available on the server
FIX: Read keymaps safely so that errors are reported.
FIX: remove readlink -f from the mac startup script
FIX: provide skin/theme shold work correctly now (joshuafcole)
FIX: Catch errors while walking the file system (zoranzaric)
FIX: look in 64bit dirs first in the linux64 run script and add other dirs to fix openSUSE (wesleywiser)
FIX: line-endings were not being added correctly to the ends of files.
FIX: set the default screen size to be smaller so that LT doesn’t open off screen
FIX: type in plugin dialog (rmunn)
FIX: Add SQL file type back in
FIX: External browsers don’t disconnect correctly
FIX: remove inconsistencies in the plugin manager
FIX: pmeta in :- keymaps didn’t work
FIX: better error handling in the local client
FIX: make functions return correctly from external browser connections
FIX: add LightTable.app to .gitignore (DomKM)
FIX: dramatically better line numbering styles for the default theme
FIX: line numbers now correctly size and stay right-aligned.
FIX: remove use of rtl that causes very weird file name display behavior in navigator.
CHANGE: Auto-complete is now auto-show by default
ADDED: lt.objs.plugins/find-plugin for use in finding the current plugin dir
ADDED: `Console: set buffer size`
ADDED: Code folding with `Editor: fold code at cursor` command (efuquen)
ADDED: travis-ci (sieben)
ADDED: set the save dialog’s first location to a sensible path (can3p and ndr-qef)
ADDED: .zsh and .zshrc file extensions
ADDED: `App: Disable metrics` behavior
ADDED: LiveScript file type
ADDED: platform specific startup scripts
ADDED: typing : in a keymap or behavior file will now complete based on the command/behavior id
ADDED: `Editor: Toggle line wrapping` command for one off wrapping
ADDED: Tabsets are now styled as active
ADDED: The body gets an “active” class when the window is focused
UPDATED: Latest codemirror
UPDATED: CLJS 2138

Install:

1. Download the IDE at lighttable.com. You may check out your OS type by going to System Settings -> Details

2. Extract the Linux package in your file browser and you’ll see the result folder LightTable in Downloads directory.

3. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below command to move LightTable to /opt/:

sudo mv ~/Downloads/LightTable /opt/

4. Now launch the IDE via:

/opt/LightTable/LightTable

5. To create a launcher, run:

sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/LightTable.desktop

Paste below section into the file and save it.

[Desktop Entry]
Name=LightTable IDE
Comment=
Exec=/opt/LightTable/LightTable
Type=Application
Icon=/opt/LightTable/core/img/lticon.png

In News IDE, Light Table

Light Table IDE 0.6.0 Released, Now It’s Open Source

Last updated: January 9, 2014

Light Table IDE 0.6.0 has been announced recently with the exciting news that Light Table is now Open Source. All the code is now on Github.

Today Light Table is taking a huge step forward – every bit of its code is now on Github and along side of that, we’re releasing Light Table 0.6.0, which includes all the infrastructure to write and use plugins. If you haven’t been following the 0.5.* releases, this latest update also brings a tremendous amount of stability, performance, and clean up to the party. All of this together means that Light Table is now the open source developer tool platform that we’ve been working towards.

What’s New in Light Table 0.6.0:

ADDED: Light Table is now open source
ADDED: Plugins!
ADDED: Plugin manager via Plugins: Show plugin manager
ADDED: Plugins: Submit a plugin command
ADDED: Split all the languages into separate plugins
ADDED: Beautiful new default theme
ADDED: All user settings/plugins are now stored in user data
ADDED: Performance tweaks that should make everything faster
ADDED: Editor: Jump to definition at cursor command
ADDED: Editor: Jump back to where you jumped from command
ADDED: Editor: On change execute command behavior
ADDED: Editor: Set CodeMirror flags behavior
ADDED: Editor: Disconnect clients attached to editor command
ADDED: Editor: Open current file in browser command #956
ADDED: You can now drop folder/files onto the workspace tree
ADDED: a popup asking if you want to update when one is available
ADDED: the statusbar is now in it’s own container with find on top of it.
ADDED: more hints for the starting state of no workspace
ADDED: Jump to definition, and syntax aware autocomplete for Clojure and ClojureScript
ADDED: Style: Provide editor theme and Style: Provide skin behaviors so that theming can be done via plugin
ADDED: all editors are now backed by first class documents
- mac: ~/Library/Application Support/LightTable
- linux: ~/.config/LightTable
- windows: %APPDATALOCAL%/LightTable
CHANGE: All behaviors that were previously lt.objs.langs.* are now lt.plugins.*
CHANGE: lt.objs.langs.clj is now lt.plugins.clojure
CHANGE: Emacs and Vim are now both plugins to be downloaded via the plugin manager
FIX: better LT stacktraces
FIX: multiple popups won’t drop focus as they’re closed now
FIX: Highlight line is now much faster
FIX: scrolling in the command and navigate panes should be orders of magnitude faster.
FIX: Auto-complete is now significantly faster
FIX: \r\r\n at the end of files on windows #912
FIX: :searcher.replace/:searcher.replace-all are missing #949
FIX: Light Table won’t open files if editor’s for removed files remain #941
FIX: Console sized to zero #932
FIX: cljs connection broken with latest CLJS #932
FIX: html eval isn’t refreshing the browser #929
FIX: Wrap resets after changing tab #905
FIX: can’t connect to nrepl in android project #902
FIX: The mac .app is now fully self-contained
FIX: Tons of clean up to prepare to open source
UPDATED: Latest node-webkit
UPDATED: Latest CodeMirror
UPDATED: Latest vim/emacs mode