I don´t think you can set a default in that window. The default is the JDK that netbeans is running on. AFAIK only the windows installer sets the netbeans_jdkhome value automatically.
On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 9:48 AM Eric Bresie <ebre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Curious, when running Netbeans when selecting Tools…Java Platforms and > setting a default should that set the JDK home in the config file at the same > time? > > Get Outlook for iOS > ________________________________ > From: Juan Algaba <jalg...@colef.mx> > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 11:37:27 AM > To: Michael Bien <mbie...@gmail.com> > Cc: Stroud Custer <custerstr...@gmail.com>; Netbeans User Mailing List > <users@netbeans.apache.org> > Subject: Re: Netbeans with Snap packaged OpenJDK > > Do note, that in order to edit netbeans.conf you won't be able to edit > the one inside the snap, you need to make a local copy in your user > folder using a specific folder structure that mirrors the snap, and > then edit that: > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58825429/how-to-configure-netbeans-when-installed-as-snap-package#answer-61498091 > (not sure if the SO answer is up to date with the current netbeans > snap folder structure, I´ll check when I get home) > > On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 1:40 AM Michael Bien <mbie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > the snap packages are no official packages they are provided by the > > community. > > > > but in general: > > netbeans/etc/netbeans.conf has the property "netbeans_jdkhome" which you > > can use to tell NetBeans which JDK it should run on. I don't know much > > about snap so this might work differently there since the point is to keep > > software somewhat encapsulated. > > > > another thing which can go wrong: > > some distributions use different layouts for JDKs and might not have > > everything included. The safest way to run NetBeans is to use a JDK > > downloaded from your favorite java dealer (oracle, temurin, zulu... etc). > > Thats how NetBeans is tested before release. > > > > having the "java" command working is not sufficient to run NetBeans, the > > IDE has to know where the full JDK is. > > > > regards, > > michael > > > > On 24.05.22 03:13, Stroud Custer wrote: > > > > I just installed Netbeans and OpenJDK onto by Kubuntu 22.04 LTS. For some > > reason the required aliases to map openjdk.java to java, etc. were not > > created when OpenJDK was installed. I created the aliases found in the > > file /var/snap/openjdk/common/openjdk.env. Typing "java", "javac", "jar" > > into a command line now produces the expected results. However when in > > attempt to invoke Netbeans, it complains that it can't find java and that > > the --jdk-home option should be used. I've tried several variations of > > this /snap/bin, etc. but I still get the "can't find java" message. > > > > Has anybody else encountered this problem, or know of any easy installation > > that will get me jdk that netbeans recognizes? > > > > > > > > > > > -- > - Juan Algaba > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > -- -Juan Algaba --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
