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http://blogs.sun.com/karthikr/date/20090123 Friday January 23, 2009

Where am I

Posted at 09:33AM Jan 23, 2009 by karthikr in NetBeans  |  Comments[0]

http://blogs.sun.com/karthikr/date/20080620 Friday June 20, 2008

Where are my blogs?

As a member of NetBeans team, I regularly blog at http://blogs.sun.com/NetBeansSupport/ on NetBeans related themes. Check out my blog entries there!!

Posted at 04:18PM Jun 20, 2008 by karthikr in NetBeans  |  Comments[0]

http://blogs.sun.com/karthikr/date/20070426 Thursday April 26, 2007

How to update modules without an Internet connection?

Sometimes it is desirable to update an IDE that is installed on a system without an internet connection (possibly set up that way for security reasons). In such cases, it is possible to obtain the updates on a system that does have an internet connection (system1) and copy the updates to the one without internet access system2).

  • On system1:
    • Install NetBeans (or run an existing NetBeans with a new userdir)
    • Connect to the desired Update Center(s) via 'Tools | Update Center' or 'Tools | Plugins'.
    • Select the required modules in the wizard. For instance, in NetBeans 6.0, if you are only interested in patches to existing modules, then select only modules from 'Updated' panel.
    • After the modules are downloaded but before they are applied: (For 6.0, keep the autoupdate window open after nbms download and don't press the next button. For 5.x, keep final panel of AutoUpdate client without selecting Finish button).
      • Open a terminal window.
      • Look for *.nbm files. These are usually found in [userdir]/update/download directory. You can also look for *.nbm files in both NetBeans install and user directories using the operating system's search utilities. (Search in Windows Explorer or 'find' command on Solairs/linux).
      • Copy the nbm files to a separate location on system1.
    • Dismiss the autoupdate wizard.
  • On system2:
    • Copy the saved nbms from system1.
    • Run NetBeans, select Tools | Update Center, choose 'Manually Installed modules' radio button and select the copied nbms.
    • Follow the wizard to complete the installation.

Posted at 01:31PM Apr 26, 2007 by karthikr in NetBeans  |  Comments[0]

http://blogs.sun.com/karthikr/date/20060130 Monday January 30, 2006

JSE Directories

The following are the three kinds of directories used by JSE and Netbeans: Installation Directory, User Directory and Projects directory.

Sometimes when the ide behaviour is unstable, one possibility is that the userdir is corrupted; running the ide with a fresh userdir may solve the problem.

If you reinstall the ide and run into issues while running it, the most probable reason is that the older user directory has some coflicting settings; try running the ide with a different userdir. [Read More]

Posted at 03:35PM Jan 30, 2006 by karthikr in NetBeans  |  Comments[0]