PyCharm does not have write access to /usr/share/pycharm. Please run it by a privileged user to update

Question

Need Help to update build version of Pycharm Community Edition 17.1.1 installed on Ubuntu 17.04. When "Check for Updates", the following message appears, and I am not sure how to proceed from here.

How do I run it as privileged user?

Answer 1

Please try this it works for me (do it by root):

cd /usr/lib/
chmod 777 -R pycharm-community/

Then open pycham and update.

Answer 2

Please try this it works for me:

sudo updatedb && sudo locate pycharm.sh
sudo /path/to/pycharm.sh

Don't do anything else during that session, just apply the update. Then close PyCharm and reopen normally, and you should find you are running the new version with no need to download or mess with folder permissions.

for more details check https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/206601265-Fixed-PyCharm-automatic-update-fails-on-Linux-due-to-permissions