Downloading Netbeans
Grab the latest version of Netbeans. There are many different packages for
Netbeans. Some of them do not have the ability to run web applications. I have
listed a link for a page that points you to the different packages.
Netbeans Packages
Download the appropriate package for your course.
- Programming I: download any package that has the Base IDE and Java SE.
- Web Site Construction and Management: download either the Java EE bundle or the All bundle.
- When you install it, you only need the Tomcat server, you may omit the GlassFish server.
- The first page of the wizard should allow you to select Tomcat. If the list is not on the
first page, then look for a Customize button and click it. Tomcat can be selected on the
next page.
- When building web applications, the WAR file is not created automatically when an application is built and run. The WAR file is only created when Clean and Build is selected from the Build menu.