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Pycharm does not have right access to /app/pycharm.Please run it by privileged user to update


I am using linux mint 19.3 cinnamon version, Pycharm 20.1 version and I get an option to update it to Pycharm 20.1.1 but I am not able to do it and the follwing window pops up can anyone help me solve this problementer image description here


Solution

  • You need to start the PyCharm with sudo privileges. Sudo stands for root access in Unix systems.

    Type on the terminal: sudo [py_charm_app_executable], then it'll simply have write access to filesystem.