StrongKey makes the assumption that the JDK is installed in the c:/usr/local/jdk1.5.0_07 directory. You can, however choose to install it in another location. Whichever location you choose, this documentation will also refer to it as $JAVA_HOME.

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As the symkey user, download the free NetBeans 5.0 IDE from NetBeans' website and store it in a temporary directory (c:\tmp or /usr/tmp).

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Execute the downloaded binary file using the appropriate Windows/Linux command

netbeans-5_0-windows.exe or netbeans-5_0-linux.bin

You should see the start of the installation wizard:

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Click Next to continue.

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Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue. You should see:

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Change the Directory Name to /usr/local/netbeans50 (c:\usr\local\netbeans50 on Windows) and click Next. You should see

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Accept the default value, and click Next. You should see

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Click Next to continue. You should see a progress bar panel

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After a few minutes, you should see

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Click Finish to exit the wizard.

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At this point, you have successfully installed the JDK.