Installation of NetBeans - OUHK

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Installation of Java JDK, NetBeans, Tomcat, Java DB

Install Java JDK ............................................................................................................................................ 2

Install NetBeans, Tomcat, JavaDB ............................................................................................................... 5

Install Plugin (e.g. easyUML) ..................................................................................................................... 25

Uninstall NetBeans, Tomcat and JavaDB ................................................................................................... 31


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Install Java JDK

1. Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html in browser to

download the latest Java Platform (JDK) 8u25 (i.e. 1.8.0_25) or later version.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html


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2. Clicking ‘Download’ will go to the following screen, select ‘Accept License Agreement’ and

‘Windows x86’ if you are using 32-bit Windows; ‘Windows 64 if you are using 64-bit Windows.

3. Save jdk executable file into a folder in your hard disk. After saving this file, double-clicking this

file to install.

4. In Windows 7, select ‘Start | Control Panel | System | Advanced system settings | Environment

Variables | Path in system variables’. In Windows 10 or above, select ‘Start | Settings | System |

About | System Info | Advanced system settings | Environment Variables | Path in system

variables’. Then click ‘Edit’. Append the following to the end of ‘Variable value’. Then click ‘OK’

twice to effect the change if Java JDK of version jdk1.8.0_25 is installed.

‘; C:\Progra~2\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\bin’ for 32-bit Windows

‘; C:\Progra~1\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\bin’ for 64-bit Windows

Note: ‘C:\Progra~2’ denotes ‘C:\Program Files (x86)’, and ‘C:\Progra~1’ denotes ‘C:\Program

Files’


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5. Ensure ‘javac -version’ and ‘java -version’ could be used properly in the command prompt.

6. Please refer to

‘http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/getStarted/cupojava/win32.html’ to create a

source Java file (i.e. ‘HelloWorldApp.java’), compile it and run it in command prompt of

Microsoft Windows. Compiling Java programs in command prompt is optional. This is

because NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) will be used for doing Tutor

Marked Assignment (TMA) programming tasks in this course.


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Install NetBeans, Tomcat, JavaDB

1. Type http://netbeans.org/ in browser, click ‘Download’ to download NetBeans IDE 8.1 or later

version. Pre-requisite: Java JDK must be installed first.

http://netbeans.org/


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2. Select ‘Java EE’, click ‘Download’ to save installer executable file in one folder of your

computer. Note this version includes ’GlassFish Server’ and ‘Apache Tomcat’. ‘Apache

Tomcat’ will be used as web server and application server in the later units.


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3. Double-click the installer executable file to install NetBeans with the following options. Note:

NetBeans, GlassFish and Apache Tomcat will be installed under “ C:\Program Files\” for

Windows XP, but under “C:\Program Files (x86)” for Windows 7 or above.

Select BOTH options!


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4. You will see the following screen upon successful installation.

5. Click ‘NetBeans IDE’ icon in your desktop to launch NetBeans. If you have installed previous

version (e.g. 7.4) of NetBeans, you will see the following question dialog and click ‘Yes’.

Otherwise, you will not see this dialog.

Check ‘View | Toolbars’ to see if the following are enabled. Also, tick the following ‘Show’ options.


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6. Check installed Netbeans version by selecting ‘Help | About’ menu item, the following screen

will show the installed NetBeans version and Java JDK version.


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7. To launch NetBeans, you may see this icon if you have installed firewall. You may check

proper options according to your own needs.

8. In ‘Services’ tab page, right-click ‘Server’ and select ‘Add Server’.


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9. Select ‘GlassFish’ in the pop-up dialog box. ‘GlassFish’ is web server that is optional to

this course.


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10. Select the installation location of ‘GlassFish’ by using ‘Browse’ button.


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11. Use the default domain location recommended (note: the

following c:\users\lc\personal_domain_4 is generated by Netbeans, it may be different from

your installation, no need to modify it)


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12. Verify Java DB installation is OK by selecting ‘Services’ tab page, and then select ‘Databases |

jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/sample [app on APP]’, right-click and select ‘Connect’. (Note:

Java DB will be covered in later units where database is discussed)


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13. Click ‘sample’ database to see its details


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14. The following will be shown if the Java DB is connected. To disconnect the database, just

right-click it and select ‘Disconnect’.


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15. Verify Apache Tomcat installation is OK by selecting ‘Services’ tab page, and then select

‘Servers | Apache Tomcat’, right-click and select ‘Start’. (Note: Tomcat will be covered in later

units where Servlet, JSP are discussed).


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16. The following screen will be displayed once the Tomcat is started. To stop Tomcat server, just

right-click it and select ‘Stop’.


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17. Select ‘Tools | Options | Editor | Formatting’, change ‘2’ (or ‘3’ depending on your favorite) to

‘Number of Spaces per Indent’ and ‘Tab Size’, and then click ‘OK’.

18. Please refer to ‘http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/getStarted/cupojava/netbeans.html’ to

create a Java application “Hello World App”, create a Java source file “HelloWorldApp.java”,

compile it and run it in NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE). NetBeans is a

preferred approach for developing Java program, JSP and Servlet etc in this course.


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Install Plugin (e.g. easyUML)

1. Go to http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/55435/easyuml to download easyUML plugin. Click

‘Download’ button. easyUML plugin was tested to work properly in 32-bit Windows 7 and 64-

bit Window 10. Most likely, it works properly in 64-bit Windows 7 and 32-bit Windows 10 as

well.

2. Unzip the plugin file into a folder.

For Netbeans 8.0, 8.0.1

or 8.0.2

For Netbeans 8.1

http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/55435/easyuml


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3. Select ‘Tools | Plugins | Downloaded’ and click ‘Add Plugin’, select all plugins (i.e. *.nbm) in the

highlighted folder and click ‘Open’. Then click ‘Install’ to start install this plugin.


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4. Click ‘Next’ as follows.


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5. Tick the checkbox ‘I accept …’ as follows and click ‘Install’.

6. Click ‘Continue’ to proceed as follows.


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7. Click ‘Finish’ to restart Netbeans to effect the plugin.


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8. Check UML by selecting ‘File | New Project | UML’. When you see the following, it means the

UML plugin is installed successfully.


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Uninstall NetBeans, Tomcat and JavaDB

1. In Windows 7, click Start | Control Panel | Uninstall a program. If you are using Window 10, go

to step 2.

2. For Windows 10 or above users, click Start | Settings | System | Apps & Features,


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3. Select the NetBeans to uninstall


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4. Tick ‘GlassFish’ and ‘Apache Tomcat’ check-boxes to un-install them as well.


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5. Upon successful un-installation, it will display the pop-up dialogue.

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