NetBeans is distributed under the GNU Public License (GPL) and is available
for free download here.
The distribution is platform independent - it runs on Windows, Solaris
and Linux. You'll need to install Java 3 (JDK 1.3.1) on your computer before
installing netbeans. We have installed NetBeans on Leland machines (the
usage details follow).
elaine> /usr/class/cs108/bin/netbeans/bin/runide.sh
The NetBeans setup wizard will ask you a few questions the first time your run it. If you like the product and are going to use it often, we suggest that you add the path /usr/class/cs108/staff/bin/netbeans/bin to your PATH environment variable.
We'll put up some NetBeans tips soon to help you with NetBeans on Leland.