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Expand Up @@ -6,24 +6,27 @@ This is an installer for the [JetBrains Toolbox App](https://www.jetbrains.com/t

This installer automates the following steps:

1. Download the latest tarball `.tar.gz` from the Toolbox App web page.
2. Extract the tarball to the recommended `/opt/jetbrains-toolbox` directory
3. Creates a symbolic link in the `/usr/local/bin` directory
1. Download the latest AppImage release from the Toolbox App web page.
2. Extract the `jetbrains-toolbox` binary to `~/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/bin`
3. Creates a symbolic link in the `~/.local/bin` directory

(Adding the shim directory to `PATH`, creating a `.desktop` entry and setting-up autostart is done automatically by Toolbox itself.)

## Usage

Run the following command to get started with Toolbox. This command requires that you have `sudo` privileges and `curl`.
JetBrains Toolbox is packaged as an AppImage, which needs some system dependencies. Most modern Linux distros have them pre-installed, but if you encounter trouble, ensure you have the following: `libfuse2 libxi6 libxrender1 libxtst6 mesa-utils libfontconfig libgtk-3-bin tar`.

Run the following command to install JetBrains Toolbox. This command requires that you have `curl` and `wget`.
`curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nagygergo/jetbrains-toolbox-install/master/jetbrains-toolbox.sh | bash`

Alternatively, you can download the `jetbrains-toolbox.sh` file on this repository. It will still require `sudo` privileges to install.
Alternatively, you can download the `jetbrains-toolbox.sh` file from this repository and run it.

Afterwards you may execute the `jetbrains-toolbox` binary to run the Toolbox App and select which product and version you want to install.
Afterwards you may run the `jetbrains-toolbox` command and select which product and version you want to install. Installed IDEs will be available as commands in your `PATH`, eg. `pycharm`.

## Contributors

- Gergely Nagy (@nagygergo)
- @eightseventhreethree
- Daniel Ziegenberg (@ziegenberg)
- Adam Tunnic (@Doregon)


- Jan Pokorný (@JanPokorny)

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