Tip 93: Strip GlassFish/Tomcat from the Web & Java EE Installer

If you already have web servers installed, you can strip the GlassFish/Tomcat installers from the NetBeans IDE for Web & Java EE installer.

  1. Click the Windows Start button and select Run... to access the Windows command line. Change to the directory where you downloaded the Web & Java EE installer.

  2. Start the installer using the following command:

    netbeans-6.1-javaee-windows.exe --userdir tmp --create-bundle bundle.jar

  3. The NetBeans Installer window opens, showing the installer contents; click Customize.

  4. Uncheck GlassFish and/or Tomcat from the list. Click OK.

  5. On the Pre-Create Bundle Summary page, click Create to create the slimmer installer bundle. Click Finish.

  6. The installer ...

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