how to install Spring tool suite (STS 4) in Ubuntu 20.04 || 18.04 || 16.04 Latest 2023 step by step.

Hi guys,
In this video I will show you how to download and instal STS Spring tool suite 4 latest version on ubuntu based linux distribution.

how to install spring tool suite in ubuntu 18.04

Step 4
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sudo nano /usr/share/applications/STS.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=SpringSource Tool Suite
Comment=Spring Tool Suite
Exec=/opt/sts-4.7.0.RELEASE/SpringToolSuite4
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Development;IDE;Java;

#sts4#SpringtoolSuite#Ubuntu 20.04

[nqsovov]

Thank you very much. It's working 😭 searched everywhere about sts installation but didn't find one but u solved my problem

[donaldsebastianleung]

Thanks for the video! One minor nitpick though: since the IDE is manually installed into /opt, the STS.desktop file should be placed under /usr/local/share/applications as per the FHS. While placing it under /usr/share/applications works, the contents under /usr/share is managed by the system package manager (APT) so it's a bad idea to manually install / remove / modify anything there.

[humbertoreinoso]

Thank you!! I could start developing Spring apps in Linux thanks to your video. Greetings from Peru

[venkateshe]

Thank you so much. I tried same .desktop file method, but all the articles which I have read point to different location and hence I was not able to see the Spring app. Your mentioned location worked.

[carlosa.massavanhanejr.]

Wonderfull. well explained. congrats! right on the point. Thank you @SimplifyIT!

[LEANDRST]

Fantastio.
Atention point.. version number of STS .. you need setup into file STS.desktop..

Tnks for your help!!.

[PrinceRaj-oshn]

Thank you so much. It really helped me. Wonderful work!

[PowellJohn]

This was really helpful buddy, thanks for the good work.

[Abhishek-kttk]

Great Video
Just attach the step 4 in the description to copy

[elciocestaritaira]

In my case I haved to change "exec=" and "icon=". I wen to directory where I extracted the files and copy the informations in execIcon and lunchIcon, after this I paste this informations in that fields. (Sorry for my badly inglish)

[yh]

thank you for your video. I'm not able to see STE on the application menu

[sheo]

I did same way but my sts icon is not coming. i search that

[gokulgst]

After installed spring as per the above video, but it's not showing in application's window, can anyone help..

[prasadmahajan]

Didn't understand last step CTRL+X and what after that you did

[byerikboltimur]

how to run sts as root . when main class have to make folder it returns no permission error

[sowdaminivanamali]

It is still not showing in the apps list!!
What to do now??