Apache NetBeansLatest release
Apache NetBeans source and daily builds
All Apache NetBeans source code is freely available to build yourself, or you can download (unsupported) daily development builds.
Daily builds
Please visit https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Netbeans/job/netbeans-linux/ for the daily builds.
Building from source
You can of course build Apache NetBeans from source. To do so:
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Clone the https://github.com/apache/netbeans GitHub repository.
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Install an LTS release of the Java Development Kit. (JDK 11+)
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Install Apache Ant 1.10 or greater (https://ant.apache.org/).
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Set or verify that the environment variables JAVA_HOME and ANT_HOME are properly defined.
Once you’re all set, enter the netbeans directory:
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To build the Apache NetBeans IDE, according to the JDK type
ant buildin the command line or shell of your choice -
The build will generate a binary zip bundle of the IDE at
./nbbuild/NetBeans-<version-hash>-release.zip, and you can:-
Extract that zip in a place of your choosing and run
netbeans/bin/netbeans(ornetbeans/bin/netbeans.exeon Windows). -
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ant trymeto run the Apache NetBeans IDE directly from the build folder rather than the zip for development purposes.
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For details, go here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Development+Environment
Now that you have built Apache NetBeans from source you may want to submit a pull request.
Repositories
This is a list of Apache NetBeans repositories:
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https://github.com/apache/netbeans The main source code repository.
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https://github.com/apache/netbeans-l10n Translation bundle repository.
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https://github.com/apache/netbeans-website This website’s repository.
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https://github.com/apache/netbeans-website-cleanup A repository used to clean up existing documentation from http://netbeans.org
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https://github.com/apache/netbeans-tools Tools and facilities in support of the Apache NetBeans project.
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Emilian Bold has converted the previous Mercurial repository (http://hg.netbeans.org) to git, for historical reference, and has kindly uploaded it to GitHub at https://github.com/emilianbold/netbeans-releases. Thanks, Emilian!
