How to Install NetBeans 8.2 Released on Ubuntu 16.04

NetBeans is an open-source project dedicated to providing rock solid software development products (the NetBeans IDE and the NetBeans Platform) that address the needs of developers, users and the businesses who rely on NetBeans as a basis for their products; particularly, to enable them to develop these products quickly, efficiently and easily by leveraging the strengths of the Java platform and other relevant industry standards.

NetBeans 8.2 features:

•     ECMAScript 6 support
•     experimental ECMAScript 7 support
•     better Node.js support
•     improved Oracle JET support
•     PHP 7 support
•     Docker support
•     a new SQL queries profiling mode
•     some C/C++ enhancements

See announcement for full details


Installation instructions: 

1. First install Oracle Java via PPA, or install OpenJDK using Ubuntu Software. 

2. Open terminal and insert command line...

$ wget http://download.netbeans.org/netbeans/8.2/final/bundles/netbeans-8.2-linux.sh $ chmod +x netbeans-8.2-javase-linux.sh $ ./netbeans-8.2-javase-linux.sh