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Dante
Asked: 2016-07-14 14:24:31 +0800 CST

NetBeans exe files

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I downloaded netbeans-8.1-linux.sh. After installation there are many .exe files in the installation folder such as netbeans.exe, netbeans64.exe, app.exe, app64.exe, nbexec.exe, pre7_app.exe and etc. Why are they there?

EDIT: I installed NetBeans by Ubuntu Software and it hasn't even got JavaFX plug-ins! It also installs openjdk 1.8.0_9 and replace it with already installed oracle jdk1.8.0_92!

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2 Answers

  1. NetBeans 8.1 is in the default repositories of Ubuntu 16.04. To install it, open the terminal and type:

    sudo apt install netbeans

    You can also install NetBeans 8.1 in Ubuntu 16.04 from the Software application. Then there isn't .exe files cruft, just the netbeans package.The version of NetBeans in the Ubuntu 16.04 default repositories is NetBeans 8 which targets Java 8 as its compatible Java version.

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  2. There are a bewildering bundle of download options available on the Netbeans download page and you have obviously picked up some Windows installation files along the way.

    Can I suggest that for Trusty Tahr at least rather than download and install in this manner you use this PPA:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vajdics/netbeans-installer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install netbeans-installer

    This will install everything neatly...

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