

raises a warning “External file changes sync may be slow” From what I gathered it’s because WebStorm can’t start the fsnotifier64 on a network drive, which it thinks our Linux is on. This however causes a number of problems listed below This problem has been described well by a lot of blog posts and bug reports, and everyone suggests to keep your project files on native Linux filesystem, for example /home//projects like I do. Here’s a list of the problems I myself encountered when using WebStorm with WSL2 (the problems are the same in any of their tools - WebStorm, P圜harm and IntelliJ): Example problems When you start IntelliJ IDEA, it will show you the Welcome screen.If you managed to get here then I’m assuming you also have problems using Jetbrains tools with Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2). For more information, refer to Connect to a remote server from IntelliJ IDEA. Develop your applications remotelyĬlick Remote Development to configure an entry point to connect to a remote server and code, run, debug, and deploy your projects remotely. Click turn on the new UI to access the lessons. This feature is available only in the new UI. For more information, refer to Learn IDE features. Learn IntelliJ IDEAĬlick Learn to get more familiar with the shortcuts, features, and workflows that the IDE has to offer. Install additional pluginsĬlick Plugins in the left-hand pane and download and install additional plugins from the IntelliJ IDEA plugins repository.

The settings that you modify at this moment will become the new default configuration for your projects and the IDE. Configure the default settingsĬlick Customize and select Import Settings if you already have a copy of the required settings that you want to apply.Īlternatively, click All settings to open the settings dialog.

Try the new IntelliJ IDEA user interface.

Here you can also configure accessibility settings or select another keymap. Customize the IDE appearanceĬlick Customize and select another color theme or select the Sync with OS checkbox to use your system default theme. Use the tabs on the left side to switch to the specific welcome dialog. This screen also appears when you close all opened projects. Once you launch IntelliJ IDEA, you will see the Welcome screen, the starting point to your work with the IDE, and configuring its settings. You can also use the desktop shortcut if it was created during installation.įor information about running IntelliJ IDEA from the command line, see Command-line interface. Run the idea.sh shell script in the installation directory under bin.
