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Figure 1-3 . Find and select any version of NetBeans that is older than version 8.0; also, uninstall old GlassFish ver-
sions
Downloading Java JDK 8 and NetBeans
8.0
Now that the outdated versions of Java and NetBeans have been removed from your
workstation, you will need to go on the Internet, to the Oracle and NetBeans web
sites, respectively, to get the latest development SDKs and IDEs. I will show you how
to do this using Google's search engine (I am using this method in case the download
links, or URLs, ever change) as well as demonstrate what the direct download URLs
are currently, at the time of writing this topic.
Let's get Java 8 first, as that is the foundation for everything that you are going to
be doing as you read through this topic. A Google search for Java JDK 8 will give you
the search result that Oracle's Java Downloads page, which is located in the Oracle
Technology Network section, as shown at the top of the screenshot in Figure 1-4 . The
URL for this page is currently www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/
javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html . It is important to
note that this URL could change at any time in the future and that you can always use
Google Search to find the latest one. Before you can download the 170MB SDK in-
staller file for Windows 7/8 64-bit, you will need to click the radio button next to the
Accept License Agreement option shown at the top left of the Java 8 download table.
Once you accept the license agreement, these 11 OS-specific links will become activ-
ated for use.