We recommend to use snap to install and update RubyMine: https://makandracards.com/makandra/879-install-rubymine-under-ubuntu
This card explains how to upgrade an existing RubyMine installation to a newer version. If you're installing RubyMine for the first time, see install RubyMine under Ubuntu. You might also consider installing RubyMine with snap, so it can receive automatic updates (also described in the install card).
This procedure ensures that an update does not totally break your IDE, as it allows you to keep both the previous and the new version of RubyMine:
[Optional] Copy your license key from Help → Register; you may need it to reactivate the new version
Shut down RubyMine
Extract the downloaded file into your ~/bin/
. [1]
cd ~/bin && tar xzvf ~/Downloads/RubyMine-X.Y.Z.tar.gz
Update your directory symlink [2] to point to the new version:
ln -nfs ~/bin/RubyMine-X.Y.Z ~/bin/rubymine
Launch RubyMine as usual. The newly extracted version should start up.
If asked, import your settings and registration information from your previous version. Use your previous installation's directory (e.g. ~/bin/RubyMine-X.Y.Z
).
Get back to work.
mine
command to launch RubyMine from a terminal, you may need to update it, too. Go to Tools → Create Command-line Launcher… and confirm twice.[1] We recommend using ~/bin
to store binaries for your user. Some of us like to place their RubyMine folders there, too. Alternatively, put them all into a directory like ~/bin/rubymines
or ~/Applications
.
[2] Ideally, you should symlink your current RubyMine installation to a directory like ~/bin/rubymine
, and update that link whenever you update RubyMine. This has many benefits:
~/bin/rubymine/bin/rubymine.sh
runs the recent version. No need to touch it.