How to Install Netbeans form independent zips?

Question

I downloaded these zip files from the link http://netbeans.org/downloads/zip.html with the hope that this way I will have a fine grained control over the installation process.

But I stand clueles. I can't tell how to install Netbeans from these, there is no installation guide for this.

Any ideas how to install Netbeans this way.

Edit: I have all the zips availbale with me. I extract them and I find there is no shell script or batch file or a jar which says 'start the ide here' or something like this. e.g. netbeans-6.8-200912041610-ml-ide.zip gives me the directories as config, docs, jsstubs, modules, update_tracking .

Edit2: I am sorry for not mentioning which files I am talking about. In the second half of the page the download present as Module Clusters are present and I was talking about those.

Answer 1

I'm not sure how to install from zips, but its pretty easy to get fine grained control just using the plugin system. You can uninstall any plugins that come with your download version and you can easily install new plugins.

Answer 2

Explanation

The zip files from the downloads/zip.html page are what gets downloaded when you select a platform independent zip from the main download page, and leave the default language to English.

E.g., if from the main page you select Java SE, English language, and platform independent zip, the actual file that gets downloaded is netbeans-6.8-200912041610-ml-javase.zip listed on the downloads/zip.html page.

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Platform-Independent Zip Installation Instructions

Taken from here.

1. After the download of the platform-independent ZIP file completes, extract it to any folder on your system.

2. Run the executable file located in the netbeans/bin directory.

3. Accept the License Agreement. The NetBeans IDE starts.

   Note: Note that the runtimes, such as the GlassFish application server and Apache Tomcat, are available only with platform-specific installers.

Note: If the compatible JDK installation cannot be found, you might need to manually add the path to the JDK installation directory:

1. Open the netbeans.conf file located at netbeans/etc in a text editor.

2. Enter the location of the compatible JDK installation as the value of the netbeans_jdkhome option.

3. Save the netbeans.conf file and run the executable file at netbeans/bin.