Problem with installing new programs

[shababhsiddique]

Hello,
I am very new to ubuntu. I downloaded a free NetbeansIDE recently. The file was in .sh format. I dont know how to install it. Can any one tell me?
NetBeans community says -

you need to make the installer files executable by using the following command:
chmod +x ./<installer-file-name>

if i save the file "netbeans-6.5.1-ml-cpp-linux.sh" on desktop
should i write -

chmod +x ./home/shabab/Desktop/netbeans-6.5.1-ml-cpp-linux.sh

in the terminal window? If i do so nothing happens.

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please help :(

[tommcd]

This is normal. If a terminal command returns with no errors then it worked. If there was a problem it would report errors. You can verify if it is executable by running:

ls -l /home/shabab/Desktop/netbeans-6.5.1-ml-cpp-linux.sh
If it is executable the file permissions will have something like: rwxrwxrwx. The "x" means executable.
Netbeans is in the Ubuntu repositories. Read these links on adding repositories and installing software in Ubuntu:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/sources
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware

Ans welcome to the Ubuntu forums!

[shababhsiddique]

This is normal. If a terminal command returns with no errors then it worked. If there was a problem it would report errors. You can verify if it is executable by running:

ls -l /home/shabab/Desktop/netbeans-6.5.1-ml-cpp-linux.shIf it is executable the file permissions will have something like: rwxrwxrwx. The "x" means executable.
Netbeans is in the Ubuntu repositories. Read these links on adding repositories and installing software in Ubuntu:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/sources
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware

Ans welcome to the Ubuntu forums!

Thanks!
It really worked. The file is executable but when i try to run it stays still.

:)
by the way from the links you given i found NetBeans and installing it. Package Manager is downloading it would take about 1.5 hours.

[rannday]

If you right-click on the file in the file's location folder, and click properties, and browse to the Permission's tab, and check the check-box which says Execute: Allow executing file as program, then the ease-of-installation will be easier.

[shababhsiddique]

Thanks everybody for your kind info