Netbeans is a great open source Java IDE. For
some reason it is missing from the current stable repository on
debian. In order to get it
installed as a regular desktop application in Debian Jessie (using
GNOME) you should do the following:
- JDK 8 is required in order to use netbeans. The
default-jdk
package on Jessie installs jdk7. First you must enable debian
backportsand then you
You can install it with
sudo apt install -t jessie-backports openjdk-8-jdk
- Download the latest version from the releases
page. There are a couple different
flavors. I usually choose the one that contains everything. This
will download a bash installer script.
- Open up a terminal and navigate to wherever you downloaded the
script from Step 2. Execute the script with
sh netbeans*.sh
- This will run some pre-flight checks and then fire up an
installation wizard that will guide you through the rest of the
process.
- Once Netbeans has been installed you can launch it by clicking on
the icon that should now be on your desktop.