
SECTION 13
The NetBeans IDE 6.1 Installer
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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100 NetBeans
™ IDE Tips & Tricks
by Ruth Kusterer