NetBeans (Forte) for Java

NetBeans is the open source version of Forte, Sun's popular Java Development Environment. NetBeans is similar to Borland JBuilder in terms of fieatures. It is an IDE (integrated development enviroment) that packages the compiler, editor, visual GUI developer and debugger. It can significantly lower the GUI development time for your projects.

NetBeans is distributed under the GNU Public License (GPL) and is available for free download here. The distribution is platform independent - it runs on Windows, Solaris and Linux. You'll need to install Java 2 (JDK 1.3.1) on your computer before installing netbeans. We have installed NetBeans on Leland machines (the usage details follow).

Running NetBeans on Leland machines

To run NetBeans on Leland machines, type

elaine> /usr/class/cs108/bin/netbeans/bin/runide.sh -jdkhome /usr/pubsw

The NetBeans setup wizard will ask you a few questions the first time your run it. Choose "Don't import settings from an old version". You might get a couple of warnings about modules it couldn't find, those can be ignored. If you like the product and are going to use it often, we suggest that you add the path /usr/class/cs108/staff/bin/netbeans/bin to your PATH environment variable, or make an alias in your .cshrc file that runs the command (above) that starts NetBeans.