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Update PyCharm on Linux

Could you please clarify to me correct way to update PyCharm on Linux?

Is it impossible to update PyCharm internally?

In help > check for update I can just download a new archive.

Should I remove previous folder with PyCharm and unpack new or I should another way for this?

Solution

  • In-Application Patch Upgrade

    From the 2017 versions onward, it is now possible to perform a seamless upgrade without being required to download a tarball. PyCharm will prompt you that an upgrade is available.

    If you've installed under /opt, temporarily elevate privileges:

    $ sudo chown -R yourusername:root /opt/pycharm_dir/

    If selected, PyCharm will upgrade itself, and upon relaunching, should prompt you to import your previous config, file, which is typically found here:

    ~/.PyCharm201X.X/config

    Once you're done, re-apply root privileges

    $ sudo chown -R root:root /opt/pycharm_dir/

    If Upgrading Using tarball

    I recently upgraded from version 2017.2 to 2017.5, and did so using a tarball which I'd previously downloaded. It's also pretty simple:

    1. Extract tarball in preferred location
    2. Delete existing pycharm directory
    3. Launch and import config

    The only snag which I found was after the upgrade, my desktop launcher was broken. If you do happen to face this, find the .desktop files, using a tool such locate:

    $ sudo updatedb
$ locate *.desktop | grep -i pycharm

    Output should be something like:

    $ locate *.desktop | grep -i pycharm
/home/yourusername/.gnome/apps/jetbrains-pycharm.desktop
/home/yourusername/.local/share/applications/jetbrains-pycharm.desktop

    Edit these lines to the affected .desktop files, if incorrect, to match your PyCharm path:

    Icon=/opt/pycharm-201X.X.X/bin/pycharm.png
Exec="/opt/pycharm-201X.X.X/bin/pycharm.sh" %f