To Install Components Using the NetBeans IDE Update Center

Before You Begin

This task assumes that you have installed the NetBeans IDE and a Java CAPS Repository.

1. To start Repository and NetBeans IDE, navigate to the base directory where you installed Java CAPS and start the appropriate executable files.

2. From the NetBeans IDE menu bar choose Tools and then Plugins.

3. On the Plugins window, click the Settings tab.

4. In the Configuration of Update Centers panel, select the type of components you want to install. To install the Java CAPS Repository NBMs, select CAPS Repository Update Center. If CAPS Repository Update Center does not appear in the list, do the following:

   1. On the Settings page, click Add.

      The Update Center Customizer dialog box appears.

   2. In the Name field, enter CAPS Repository Update Center.

   3. In the URL field, enter the following:

      http://HostName:PortNo/repository/RepName/data/files/InstallManager/catalog.xml

      where HostName is the name of the Repository server (or localhost), PortNo is the Repository base port number, and RepName is the name of the Repository.

   4. Click OK.

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   Tip –

   You might need to click Reload Catalog on the Installed tab in order to see the available Java CAPS plugins.

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5. Click the Available Plugins tab.

6. Select the individual components to install, or right-click any of the entries and select Check All.

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   Note –

   If you installed the Repository NBMs, there will be no available plugins for the CAPS Repository Update Center. These components were installed during the Java CAPS installation.

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7. Click Install.

8. On the NetBeans IDE Installer, click Next, accept the license, and click Install.

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   Note –

   Ignore any validation or unsigned warnings and continue with the installation.

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9. When the installation completes, click Finish.

10. If an additional wizard appears before NetBeans IDE refreshes, follow the onscreen steps to install the plugin.