You can use the installer instead of the ZIP, see the Download page on netbeans.apache.org. That should avoid this problem.
Gj On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 at 20:52, Alonso Del Arte <alonso.dela...@gmail.com> wrote: > Last week, Geertjan Wielenga helped me resolve a NetBeans 8.2 problem I > was having with the Kotlin plugin on my MacBook Air. > > Then he suggested I upgrade to NetBeans 11.1. I downloaded the ZIP file > and expanded it. In the bin folder, there are three executable files, > though two of them are for Windows. > > When I click on the first file, identified as a "Unix executable," I get > this message: > > > *“netbeans” can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer.* > > > Your security preferences allow installation of only apps from the App > Store and identified developers. > > > Opera downloaded this file on September 19, 2019 from *mirror.olnevhost.net > <http://mirror.olnevhost.net>*. > > > The OS is Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6. I can certainly go into System > Preferences and tell it to open NetBeans 11.1 anyway. I could also relax > the security preferences. But maybe some caution is warranted, and I don't > recall having to do this with NetBeans 8.2 earlier this year (or maybe I > did but I don't remember now). > > Geertjan says there's no need to change or override any security settings. > Did I take a wrong turn somewhere? > > Al > > -- > Alonso del Arte > Author at SmashWords.com > <https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/AlonsoDelarte> > Musician at ReverbNation.com <http://www.reverbnation.com/alonsodelarte> >
