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The NetBeans IDE 6.1 Installer

The NetBeans IDE 6.1 installer has a few hidden customization features that you can access through

the command line. Note that these tricks do not work with the NetBeans installer for the Mac OS.

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 has created a file named bundle.exe in your working directory. Rename the file to

make it easier to identify:

rename bundle.exe netbeans-6.1-javaee-noservers-windows.exe

7. Delete the temporary directory tmp.

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Run netbeans-6.1-javaee-noservers-windows.exe to install the NetBeans IDE for Web & Java EE

installer without the web servers.

Tip Source

http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetBeansInstallerTipsAndTricks

Tip 94: Convert a NetBeans Installer for Windows to Linux

Download the installer for either the Java SE, C/C++, Ruby, or Web & Java EE pack (note the restric-

tions at the end of this tip). In the following example, I will use the NetBeans IDE for Java SE installer.

1. Click the Windows Start button and select Run... to access the Windows command line.

Change to the directory where you downloaded the installer.

2. Start the installer using the following command:

netbeans-6.1-javase-windows.exe --userdir tmp --create-bundle bundle.jar --platform linux

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

4. To customize the installer, click Customize, uncheck the packs and/or web servers that you want

to exclude from the NetBeans installer, then click OK. To leave the set of packs as is, click Next.

5. On the Pre-Create Bundle Summary page, click Create to create an installer bundle for Linux.

Click Finish.

6. The installer has created a file named bundle.sh in your working directory. Rename the file to

make it easier to identify:

rename bundle.sh netbeans-6.1-javase-linux.sh

7. Delete the temporary directory tmp.

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You can now copy and run the netbeans-6.1-javase-linux.sh file on a Linux system to install the

NetBeans IDE for Java SE.

Restrictions:

. When converting the NetBeans IDE for Java EE installer, be aware that the included GlassFish

installer is not converted for Linux. You need at least one web server (e.g., GlassFish or Tomcat)

on your Linux system to be able to use the NetBeans IDE for Java EE installer.

. You can convert neither the full installer nor the NetBeans IDE Mobility installer from

Windows to Linux, since required native files would be missing.

Tip Source

http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetBeansInstallerTipsAndTricks

Tip 95: Turn a Full Installer into a Java SE, C/C++, Ruby,

or UML Pack Installer

If you have downloaded the full NetBeans Installer, you can turn it into a slimmer installer that

only installs the set of packs you really need.

1. Click the Windows Start button and select Run... to access the Windows command line.

Change to the directory where you downloaded the full NetBeans IDE installer.

2. Start the installer using the following command:

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

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

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