CLion under Linux: Install & Run

Demo of installing CLion IDE (for C/C++ programming) under Linux (specifically Ubuntu).

To run clion.sh from a terminal
(if double-clicking on the icon fails):

[1] Press the Windows key to open up the menu in the top-left corner of Ubuntu.

[2] type “terminal”; run it.

[3] Enter the commands:
cd clion-2016.2.2
cd bin
./clion.sh

– Change the clion-2016.2.2 to match the folder name you extracted)
– That ./ is important in the final command.
– This should launch the installer.

For a video on installing VMWare Player and creating an Ubuntu VM, see http://youtu.be/TXGREvxPbL4

Topics:
– Downloading latest Clion installer via a browser
– Running installer via GUI
– Creating C++ Hello World project in CLion
– Import multiple existing C++ files.
– Excluding files from the build.

If double clicking on clion.sh shows you the contents, then right-click and select Open With, then Other Applications… and click View All Applications and select Run Software.

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by Brian Fraser

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