FaqSilentInstallationNB61
NetBeans IDE Silent Installation
Is there a way to install NetBeans IDE silently?
First, run installer to create special options file and install IDE on this system:
netbeans-6.1-windows.exe --record state.xml
Second, perform silent installation on the other system:
netbeans-6.1-windows.exe --silent --state state.xml
Any there other means available instead of that two-steps process?
Yes, there are. Run the following command, cross fingers and be patient while the installation is completed:
netbeans-6.1-windows.exe --silent
Simple silent installation with customization
There is a joint solution to perform simple silent installation and, from the other side, use some some customization.
There is a number of system properties (passing via -J-D<property>=<value> to the launcher) that affect installation process:
| Property name | Meaning | Example | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
nb-base.installation.location | NetBeans installation location | netbeans-6.1-windows.exe --silent "-J-Dnb-base.installation.location=C:\Program Files\NetBeans 6.1" | |
glassfish.installation.location | GlassFish installation location | netbeans-6.1-windows.exe --silent -J-Dglassfish.installation.location=C:\Sun\glassfish | |
tomcat.installation.location | Tomcat installation location | netbeans-6.1-javaee-windows.exe --silent -J-Dtomcat.installation.location=C:\Apache\tomcat | |
sjsas.installation.location | AppServer installation location | java-tools-bundle-update5-windows.exe --silent -J-Dsjsas.installation.location=C:\Sun\AppServer | Valid for Java Tools Bundle |
jdk.installation.location | JDK installation location | jdk6-u6-nb6_1-windows.exe --silent -J-Djdk.installation.location=C:\Java\jdk1.6.0_06 | Valid for NetBeans/JDK6 bundles and NetBeans/JDK5 bundles |
mysql.installation.location | MySQL installation location | netbeans-6.1-mysql-windows.exe --silent -J-Dmysql.installation.location="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL 5.0 Server" | Valid for MySQL Bundle |
nb-base.jdk.location | JDK to be used by NetBeans that is installing | netbeans-6.1-windows.exe --silent "-J-Dnb-base.jdk.location=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_04" | |
glassfish.jdk.location | JDK to be used by GlassFish that is installing | netbeans-6.1-windows.exe --silent "-J-Dglassfish.jdk.location=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_04" | |
sjsas.jdk.location | JDK to be used by AppServer that is installing | java-tools-bundle-update5-windows.exe --silent "-J-Dsjsas.jdk.location=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_04" | Valid for Java Tools Bundle |
What happens if I have everything from this bundle already installed?
Installer just exit with zero (0) error code.
Can I perform silent uninstallation?
Yes. Pass--silentflag to the uninstaller of NetBeans/GlassFish/Tomcat/AppServer and the appropriate product will be uninstalled rather guickly with no GUI.
Applies to: NetBeans 6.5, 6.1
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Solaris (plus Mac OS X for Java Tools Bundle Update 5)
