Required Software for 6.1

Required Software for 6.1 :

NetBeans IDE runs on the J2SE (Java SE Development Kit) JDK 5.0 Update 14 and higher (including JDK 6.0), which consists of the Java Runtime Environment plus developer tools for compiling, debugging, and running applications written in the Java language.

You can download the JDK for your platform from one of the sites listed below:

• Solaris: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
• Windows: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
• Linux: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
• Mac OS X: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/javaformacosx104release5.html (Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later). Java upgrades for Mac OS-X are also available via Apple's Software Update mechanism.
• Open VMS: http://h18012.www1.hp.com/java/download/index.html

Note: You can download archived versions of the JDK at http://java.sun.com/products/archive/index.html.