install clion via snap

snap will auto update the app

snap install clion

in config/options/project.default.xml

cd ~/.CLion # tab
gedit config/options/project.default.xml

replace

      <component name="CMakeSettings">
        <configurations>
          <configuration PROFILE_NAME="Debug" CONFIG_NAME="Debug" />
        </configurations>
      </component>

with

      <component name="CMakeSettings">
        <configurations>
          <configuration PROFILE_NAME="Debug" CONFIG_NAME="Debug" GENERATION_OPTIONS="-DCATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX:PATH=$PROJECT_DIR$/../../devel" />
        </configurations>
      </component>

Note that if you open your ros package before this change, you need to delete .idea to make it in effect

change .desktop file

cp /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/clion_clion.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/clion_clion.desktop

add bash -i -c