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Install the Java Development Kit

Install the Java Development Kit

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Install the Java Development Kit

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- [Instructor] To run NetBeans, you first need to install the Java development kit, so you can install that here from this page. Once you're here, all you need to do is choose the version that's appropriate for your operating system. Now, there's two versions here, and I'm just going to go ahead and choose the latest version, but they are essentially the same kit. So I'll accept the license agreement, and because I'm working on a 64 bit Windows operating system, I will download this here. Once downloaded, you can go ahead and just launch the executable, and you may be prompted, depending on how your computer is set up, if you're on Windows, do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device? You might not see that on your screen now. Just say yes. And then continue choosing the defaults. Next, next. Okay, and now I'll just go ahead and close. Now, to verify that Java was installed, I can click on the Start menu and type in Java, and if I see an option for About Java, I can…

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