Install Rider on Ubuntu 24.04

Rider is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) from JetBrains tailored for .NET and C# developers. It integrates with the .NET ecosystem, supports Unity, Xamarin, and web technologies, and provides smart code assistance, refactoring tools, and seamless debugging. This tutorial shows how to install Rider on Ubuntu 24.04.

Install Rider

First, determine the most recent release version of Rider directly from JetBrains API:

RIDER_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://data.services.jetbrains.com/products/releases?code=RD&latest=true&type=release" | grep -Po '"version":"\K[0-9.]+')

With the version stored in a variable, download the Rider archive:

wget -O rider.tar.gz https://download.jetbrains.com/rider/JetBrains.Rider-$RIDER_VERSION.tar.gz

Create a dedicated installation directory and unpack the archive into it:

sudo mkdir -p /opt/rider

sudo tar xf rider.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C /opt/rider

After extraction, you can safely remove the archive:

rm -rf rider.tar.gz

Testing Rider

To start Rider from the command line, run:

/opt/rider/bin/rider

From the welcome screen, you can create a desktop entry so that Rider appears in the application menu for easy access.

Uninstall Rider

If you decided to uninstall Rider, delete the installation directory:

sudo rm -rf /opt/rider

Remove the desktop shortcut:

sudo rm -rf /usr/share/applications/jetbrains-rider.desktop

Clear Rider configuration files, cache, and local data:

rm -rf ~/.{cache,config,local/share}/JetBrains/Rider*