Laszlo Kishalmi created NETBEANS-341:
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Summary: Provide Snap Packages for NetBeans
Key: NETBEANS-341
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-341
Project: NetBeans
Issue Type: Wish
Reporter: Laszlo Kishalmi
The aim of this wish is to make NetBeans IDE available using Snap packaging
system making it available on almost all Linux distributions.
While the invention of Snap package management is a bit controversial among
Linux users, it is definitely gaining momentum as some major brands started to
deliver their products as Snap packages. Like Spotify and IntelliJ as well.
Snap store can provide different distribution channels for different state of
the products, like alpha, beta and stable (additional channels can be requested
as well). Snapcraft.io service provides an automatic build and release
functionality for free. Also the snap client can update the installed software
daily. Having this functionality can enable some users to live on the edge if
they want.
I've started some experiments which can help make it happen.
# Initial experiment creating a snap package from NetBeans 9.0-beta-rc2:
[https://github.com/lkishalmi/netbeans-snap]
# This snap code needs to be integrated into the main NetBeans repository.
Some modifications are required of course. (I'm going to create a branch for
that)
# Snapcraft.io could be bind into github to enable automatic build.
As far as I see now we shall request a permission to build a the package with
classic confinement (no-security restrictions)
My experimental package is available and can be tested with:
{code:java}
wget
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/lkishalmi-us-west-2-public/snaps/netbeans_9.0-beta-rc2_amd64.snap
snap install netbeans_9.0-beta-rc2_amd64.snap --dangerous --classic{code}
If we could make this happen NetBeans install on Linux could be as simple as:
{code:java}
snap install netbeans --classic{code}
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