Re: Problems installing Netbeans...
On Tuesday 26 September 2006 18:25, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> I develop Java programs on Debian, and I thought I'd try getting
> Netbeans installed. (I'm currently using Eclipse.) I know there isn't
> a Debian package for Netbeans yet, so I thought that I would try
> installing directly from the .bin file provided for Linux at the
> Netbeans site.
>
> The instructions say that Java 1.4 is required for the installer to
> work. I have installed the 1.4 JDK using the Blackdown packages.
> However, I can't seem to get the installer to find the JDK
> installation. Here is the command I use to execute the installer:
>
> /home/myuser/programs/netbeans/neatbeans-5_5-beta2-linux.bin
> -is:javahome /usr/lib/j2se/1.4/
>
> I've tried several different paths as the value of the javahome
> argument, including:
>
> javahome /usr/lib/j2se/1.4/bin
> javahome /usr/lib/j2se/1.4/jre
> javahome /usr/lib/j2se
> javahome /usr/lib/j2se/1.4
>
> None of them seem to work.
>
> What exactly is the "path to the JDK" that is needed by the installer.
> Can anyone help me get Netbeans up and running on Debian?
I am not sure but I would not count on Blackdown to work. Netbeans comes from
the same folks Sun so you may as well succumb and put on Sun's Java. This
WILL work and give you all the swing stuff as well (which I am not sure will
work with Blackdown).
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