# Add the following to /usr/share/applications/idea.desktop # You can now search in launcher (e.g ALT+SPACE for IDEA or Intellij and launch) # Note: I install IDEA releases in /opt/idea/ and symlink to the current version with head/, hence /opt/idea/head/ [Desktop Entry] Version=2017.2 Name=Intellij Ultimate Edition Comment=The Drive to Develop GenericName=Intellij IDEA # Update with your local install location Exec=/opt/idea/head/bin/idea.sh Icon=/opt/idea/head/bin/idea.png Type=Application Terminal=false StartupNotify=true Categories=GNOME;GTK;Development; MimeType=x-scheme-handler/idea;