In this tutorial, we'll see how to solve a IntelliJ and Pycharm error – Osolete Launcher Script Found.
We get this error from the IntelliJ and Pycharm IDEs when there is old launcher script usually placed in /usr/local/bin/charm.
Instructions provided by IDE are unclear as it can be understand from this issue:
Unclear/missing instructions for removing obsolete command line launcher
Reproduce - obsolete launcher script found
To reproduce this error:
- open IntelliJ IDEA / PyCharm (Ultimate and Community Edition)
- you will see a notification indicating that an obsolete launcher script found
The annoying notification is shown and not clear how to be removed.
P.S. The error was still shown even if I start from the JetBrains Toolbox. Even upgrade of the tool or PyCharm didn't help.
Fix - obsolete launcher script found
In my case the fix was to remove the launchers:
/usr/local/bin/idea/usr/local/bin/charm
Since I'ms starting the IDE-s from the Linux Mint menu nothing else was needed from my side.
To remove them in Ubuntu you can use:
sudo rm idea
sudo rm charm