

Set the downloaded sh file to executable and run the sh file.You shall receive a sh file (e.g., " ") in " ~/Downloads". Choose platform "Linux (x86/圆4)" ⇒ "Java SE". To use NetBeans for Java programming, you need to first install JDK. Notes: To uninstall NetBeans, drag the " /Applications/NetBeans" folder to trash. You can launch NetBeans from the "Applications".

NetBeans will be installed under " /Applications/NetBeans".

Stick to JDK 8 now, if you want to use NetBeans. NOTE (2018 Feb 01): NetBeans 8.2 might not work with JDK 9 at this moment. In 2010, Oracle acquired Sun (and thus NetBeans).Ĭompared with its rival Eclipse ( ) (both are open-source, so I don't know what are they competing for?), NetBeans provides seamless support for Java AWT/Swing, Java ME mobility pack, Java EE, and bundled with an excellent profiler for performance tuning. Sun Microsystems acquired NetBeans in 1999. NetBeans began in 1996 as a Java IDE student project at Charles University in Prague. NetBeans ) is an open-source Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
