Run the pycharm-professional or pycharm-community-*.exe file that starts the Installation Wizard.
Follow all steps suggested by the wizard. Pay special attention to the corresponding
installation options.
OS X
System Requirements
Installation
OS X 10.5 or higher.
Only 64-bit OS X is supported.
Python 2.4 or higher, Jython, PyPy or IronPython
Download the pycharm-professional or pycharm-community-*.dmg OS X Disk Image file from the
Download
page.
Double-click the downloaded pycharm-professional or pycharm-community-*.dmg OS X Disk Image file to mount it.
Copy PyCharm to your Applications folder.
Linux
System Requirements
Installation
OS Linux 64 bit
KDE, GNOME or Unity DE desktop
Python 2.4 or higher, Jython, PyPy or IronPython
Download the <pycharm-professional or pycharm-community>-*.tar.gz file from the
Download
page.
Unpack the <pycharm-professional or pycharm-community>-*.tar.gz file to a different folder, if your current "Download"
folder doesn't support file execution:
tar xfz <pycharm-professional or pycharm-community>-*.tar.gz <new_archive_folder>
The recommended install location according to the filesystem hierarchy standard (FHS) is
/opt. For example, it's possible to enter the following command:
sudo tar xf <pycharm-professional or pycharm-community>-*.tar.gz -C /opt/
Switch to the bin directory:
cd <new archive folder>/<pycharm-professional or pycharm-community>-*/bin
For example,
cd opt/<pycharm-professional or pycharm-community>-*/bin