Installing DataGrip on Ubuntu

The DataGrip logo.
  1. Download the DataGrip archive.

  2. Unpack the archive.

    tar -zxvf datagrip-2018.1.4.tar.gz 
    
  3. Rename the folder.

    mv DataGrip-2018.1.4/ datagrip
    
  4. Change the owner to root.

    chown -R root.root datagrip
    
  5. Move to /opt.

    sudo mv datagrip /opt/
    
  6. Link it into PATH.

    sudo ln -s /opt/datagrip/bin/datagrip.sh /usr/local/bin/datagrip
    
  7. Start it from the terminal.

    datagrip
    

Extending Evaluation License

You can get a free 30 day evaluation license. But perhaps you want to evaluate for a tiny bit longer?

rm -rf ~/.DataGrip2017.3/

If you are using a newer version of DataGrip then just replace the configuration folder name as appropriate.

Enjoy!