This tutorial shows how to install the most recent Apache NetBeans IDE (version 28 updated) in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 25.10, and Debian 12 / 13, and their based systems, such as Linux Mint 22/21.

NetBeans is a free open-source (Apache License 2.0) Java IDE, that also supports other languages like PHP, C, C++, HTML5, and JavaScript via extensions.

The IDE is NOT available in Debian/Ubuntu repository, but easy to install via 3 ways. They include:

• Native .deb packages.
• Snap packages runs in sandbox.
• And community maintained (unofficial) Flatpak package.

Option 1: Install NetBeans via Snap package

NOTE: This method does not work in Linux Mint, since it blocks Snap package out-of-the-box.

For Ubuntu, Snap package is the easiest way to install and update the Java IDE, though it runs in sandbox environment.

Simply launch App Center (or Ubuntu Software for 22.04 & earlier), then search & install ‘apache netbeans’.

The package supports amd64 (Intel/AMD CPUs) and arm64 (Raspberry Pi, Apple Silicon, etc) CPU architecture types.

And, you may run the command below instead to install from a terminal window:

sudo snap install netbeans --classic

Option 2: Get NetBeans via Platform Independent Binary

The IDE now provides platform independent binary package which is available to download at the link below:

It’s non-install portable tarball for Windows and Linux. Just grab it, decompress, then navigate to the bin sub-folder. Then, you may run the executable file to launch NetBeans from there.

Option 3: Install NetBeans via Flatpak package

For choice, there’s also a community maintained flatpak package that runs in sandbox environment.

Linux Mint 21/22 users can easily search for and install it from Software Manager, after enabled unverified Flatpaks in Preferences dialog.

NetBeans in Linux Mint Software Manager

While Debian/Ubuntu users can install the Flatpak by running the 2 commands below one by one:

• First, open up a terminal window and run command to install flatpak daemon:

  sudo apt install flatpak

• Then, run single command to install package from Flathub repository:

  flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.apache.netbeans.flatpakref

  

After that, search for and launch the IDE from start menu, though you may need a log out and back in. For choice, you may also start it from terminal by running flatpak run org.apache.netbeans command.

And, to check and install the updates, use command:

flatpak update org.apache.netbeans

Uninstall Apache NetBeans IDE

Depends on which package you installed, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run one of the commands below to uninstall:

• To remove the Snap package, either use App Center (or Ubuntu Software) or run command:

  sudo snap remove --purge netbeans

• To remove the .deb package, use command:

  sudo apt remove --autoremove apache-netbeans

• For the Flatpak package, use the command below to uninstall:

  flatpak uninstall --delete-data org.apache.netbeans

  While you may also run flatpak uninstall --unused to remove useless run-time libraries.