The newest features in NetBeans 6.7 involve the integration of Project Kenai - a collaborative environment for developers to host their open-source projects - native Maven support and Hudson integration. This release also offers enhancements for Java, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, Groovy and C/C++, among others, and brings support for SVG Rich Components, remote debugging in Ruby and the latest version of GlassFish.

Update 6.7.1 is also available. It is considered a minor update although it does add support for the latest features of JavaFX with JavaFX SDK 1.2 being bundled with the IDE. It also incorporates bug fixes included in Patch 1 for the NetBeans 6.7 release.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

• Integration with Project Kenai: New 'Team' menu allows developers to view and create Kenai projects, get source code, chat with other developers from within the NetBeans IDE.

• Native Maven support: With a POM editor and visual library dependency viewer, this feature allows users to build large projects with Maven, manage the POM file, identify and fix library version conflicts easily - all done without wrappers or slowdowns.

• Improved Java, JavaScript, PHP, CSS, support: Code completion, real-time error checking, debugging for Java, JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS for development simplified with an integrated, intelligent editor.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

The NetBeans IDE (minimum screen resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels) runs on operating systems that support the Java Virtual Machine (VM) and has been tested on the following platforms:

MINIMUM HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3:

• Processor: 800MHz Intel Pentium III or equivalent
• Memory: 512 MB
• Disk space: 750 MB of free disk space

Microsoft Windows Vista:

• Processor: 800MHz Intel Pentium III or equivalent
• Memory: 512 MB
• Disk space: 750 MB of free disk space

Ubuntu 9.04:

• Processor: 800MHz Intel Pentium III or equivalent
• Memory: 512 MB
• Disk space: 650 MB of free disk space

Solaris OS version 10 (SPARC):

• Processor: UltraSPARC II 450 MHz
• Memory: 512 MB
• Disk space: 650 MB of free disk space

Solaris OS version 10 (x86/x64 Platform Edition):

• Processor: AMD Opteron 1200 Series 1.8 GHz
• Memory: 512 MB
• Disk space: 650 MB of free disk space

Macintosh OS X 10.5 Intel:

• Processor: Dual-Core Intel
• Memory: 512 MB
• Disk space: 650 MB of free disk space

Macintosh OS X 10.5 PPC:

• Processor: PowerPC G4
• Memory: 512 MB
• Disk space: 650 MB of free disk space

RECOMMENDED HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3:

• Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent
• Memory: 2 GB
• Disk space: 1 GB of free disk space

Microsoft Windows Vista:

• Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent
• Memory: 2 GB
• Disk space: 1 GB of free disk space

Ubuntu 8.x:

• Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent
• Memory: 2 GB
• Disk space: 850 MB of free disk space

Solaris OS version 10 (SPARC):

• Processor: UltraSPARC IIIi 1 GHz
• Memory: 2 GB
• Disk space: 850 MB of free disk space

Solaris OS version 10 (x86/x64 platform edition):

• Processor: AMD Opteron 1200 Series 2.8 GHz
• Memory: 2 GB
• Disk space: 850 MB of free disk space

Macintosh OS X 10.5 Intel:

• Processor: Dual-Core Intel
• Memory: 2 GB
• Disk space: 850 MB of free disk space

Macintosh OS X 10.5 PPC:

• Processor: PowerPC G5
• Memory: 2 GB
• Disk space: 850 MB of free disk space

More Information

NetBeans IDE 6.7.1 Release Notes

NetBeans IDE 6.7 Release Information

NetBeans 6.7 Released

NetBeans IDE 6.7 Now Integrates Effectively with Project Kenai

Commercial Support Now Offered for Hudson

Just Commit: Project Hudson [...read more...]

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