Install NetBeans IDE 6.9.1 on Fedora 14/13, CentOS 5.5, Red Hat (RHEL) 5.5/6
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This is guide with screenshots, howto install NetBeans 6.9.1 on Fedora 14, Fedora 13, Fedora 12, CentOS 5.4, CentOS 5.5, Red Hat (RHEL) 5.4, Red Hat (RHEL) 5.5, Red Hat (RHEL) 6.
What is NetBeans?⌗
The NetBeans IDE (integrated development environment) is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris. The NetBeans project consists of an open-source IDE and an application platform that enable developers to rapidly create web, enterprise, desktop, and mobile applications using the Java platform, as well as JavaFX, PHP, JavaScript and Ajax, Ruby and Ruby on Rails, Groovy and Grails, and C/C++.
Whats New on NetBeans 6.9.1?⌗
NetBeans 6.9.1 introduces the JavaFX Composer, a visual layout tool for building JavaFX GUI applications, similar to the Swing GUI builder for Java SE applications.
Additional highlights⌗
- Support for JavaFX SDK 1.3
- PHP Zend framework
- New PHP formatter with many formatting rules
- Ruby on Rails 3.0 support
- Refactoring and find usages for CSS and HTML-like languages
- Spell checker support in the Editor
- Improvements to the Java Editor, Java Debugger, issue tracking
Install NetBeans 6.9.1 on Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat (RHEL)⌗
1. Install Sun’s Java⌗
I recommend to install Sun’s Java, because I think NetBeans works faster with Sun’s Java. Here is the guide, howto install Sun/Oracle Java JDK 6 on Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat (RHEL). OpenJDK should also work.
2. Download NetBeans 6.9.1⌗
from Sun’s NetBeans download page
Select best suitable version or select whole package.
3. Make package executable⌗
chmod +x netbeans-6.9.1-ml-linux.sh
4. Change to root⌗
su -
## OR ##
sudo -i
5. Run installer (as root)⌗
./netbeans-6.9.1-ml-linux.sh
6. NetBeans 6.9.1 Installer starts⌗
7. NetBeans IDE 6.9.1 Welcome Screen⌗
With full package is possible customize module selection, with clicking customize button:
7. Accept NetBeans 6.9.1 License⌗
8. Choose a NetBeans 6.9.1 Installation Directory and JDK Directory⌗
If GlassFish Application Server is also selected to Installation then select Directory also for GlassFish:
9. Check NetBeans 6.9.1 Installation Summary⌗
10. Installing NetBeans 6.9.1 IDE⌗
11. NetBeans 6.9.1 IDE Installation Complete⌗
12. Start NetBeans 6.9.1 IDE⌗
/path/to/netbeans-6.9.1/bin/netbeans
## Example ##
/opt/netbeans-6.9.1/bin/netbeans
Or Start NetBeans with using desktop launcher.