Feature Request: Provide an official .deb package for PyCharm on Debian-based distributions

Hello JetBrains/PyCharm team,

I would like to suggest providing a official .deb package for PyCharm, especially for users running Debian-based distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Parrot OS.

Currently, Linux users who download PyCharm as a .tar.gz package need to manually:

1. Download the compressed archive.
2. Extract the archive.
3. Move the PyCharm directory to a suitable location.
4. Locate the executable inside the bin directory.
5. Create a symbolic link to the PyCharm binary so it can be launched from the terminal or integrated into the system.

For example, after extracting a version such as:

pycharm-2.1.2926/bin

the user still needs to manually configure the executable and system integration.

This works, but it is unnecessarily complicated for users who expect PyCharm to integrate naturally with their Linux desktop environment.

Proposed solution

Provide an official Debian package:

pycharm-<version>-amd64.deb

The package could automatically handle:

• Installation into a standard system directory.
• Creation of the appropriate executable/symlink.
• Desktop entry (.desktop) integration.
• Application menu integration.
• Proper installation and removal through apt/dpkg.
• Version upgrades.
• Uninstallation and cleanup.
• Architecture-specific packages where appropriate.

This would make PyCharm installation much easier on Debian-based distributions while providing a more familiar Linux package-management experience.

Why this would be useful

The current .tar.gz distribution is flexible and works across many Linux distributions, but it puts several system-integration steps on the user.

An official .deb package would make PyCharm feel more like a native application on Debian-based systems and reduce the amount of manual configuration required.

I believe this would be particularly useful for students, developers, and Linux users who are not familiar with manually creating symbolic links and configuring application launchers.

Thank you for considering this feature request.604607