Conclusion

NetBeans installs pretty neatly, as long as you meet the requirements:

  • JDK and no JRE (it looks like Eclipse can only use a JRE).
  • You give the NetBeans installer enough time.

The key to your sanity is really to use:

tail /var/log/install.log

But finally, who is the Java.com website for?

Java.com who is this site for?
Java.com who is this site for?