Solved Netbeans Install Tip Needed to Find Modules or Other Config Details

[gladiola]

I recently downloaded a pkg install for Netbeans. I'm having some basic configuration trouble. Unfortunately, the window which displays the error messages gets quickly filled; there is no scrollbar. Sometimes I can only briefly see a flash of the initial error message. I'm pretty sure that what I see in the dialog is the end of a trail of errors.

When I try to start a new Java project for the first time, of any kind, the error messages tell me that the modules cannot be enabled. I see this type of error over and over, in different areas; I suspect it's an initial configuration problem. However, I can't identify what it is that I'm expected to adjust.

If I go into "Options > Java > Java Shell", I do not see any way to enable these functions. Pretty much every tab in the "Java" Options dialog is like this.

The checkbox for "The nb-javac ... library" is checked. Checking the other checkbox, for "org/.netbeans ..." seems to have no effect.

Any tips for configuring this IDE? I have used Netbeans a lot in years past, and I was really surprised to see this kind of failure right after install. I assume that there may be something elementary that it's missing from its configuration that I just didn't find in the menus somewhere.

 

[gladiola]

I apologize. Immediately after posting, I was able to discover a solution.
When I was starting the application, I was using an automatically generated GUI shortcut in xfce. I was able to resolve the problem by starting the program from the command line using the --jdkhome switch. The core problem was that the IDE was not detecting the openjdk. Thank you for your time.

In order to fix up the menu, I had to use a utility called "lxmed". There were instructions for editing the GUI in XFCE, but this path seemed easier. The edits required a reboot of the machine to take effect. Using this utility, I was able to associate the button on the GUI with the command with the jdkhome arg.