In this article, we will have explained the necessary steps to install and configure DataGrip on CentOS 8. Before continuing with this tutorial, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges. All the commands in this tutorial should be run as a non-root user.
DataGrip is a SQL database IDE from JetBrains. It has auto completion support for SQL language. It even analyzes your existing databases and helps you write queries faster. DataGrip can be used to manage your SQL databases graphically as well. You can also export your database to various formats like JSON, CSV, XML etc. It is very user friendly and easy to use.
Install DataGrip on CentOS
Step 1. The first command will update the package lists to ensure you get the latest version and dependencies.
sudo dnf update
Step 2. Install DataGrip on CentOS.
Now, we will download DataGrip using the official DataGrip download page:
sudo wget https://download.jetbrains.com/datagrip/datagrip-2019.1.2.tar.gz tar -xvf datagrip-2019.1.2.tar.gz cd datagrip-2019.1.2
Then, run DataGrip like normal programs you should create a symbolic link using the following command:
sudo ln -s ./datagrip-2019.1.2/bin/datagrip.sh /usr/bin/datagrip
Step 3. Accessing DataGrip.
Once installed, you can launch DataGrip using the following command:
datagrip
On starting DataGrip first time you will be asked to import settings. If you have settings from the older version then you can import or select “Do not import settings”.
Congratulation, you have learned how to install and configure DataGrip on CentOS 8. If you have any question, please leave a comment below.