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Bug 134314 - Upgrading Netbeans not installing multiple versions
Summary: Upgrading Netbeans not installing multiple versions
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 108684
Alias: None
Product: installer
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Code (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P2 blocker (vote)
Assignee: Jiri Rechtacek
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Reported: 2008-05-01 04:13 UTC by ejvyas
Modified: 2008-05-01 20:51 UTC (History)
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Description ejvyas 2008-05-01 04:13:05 UTC 
Upgrading netbeans should be simpler. It should not include creating new directories and new versions. This leads to
multiple versions on the computer creating more confusion and clashes. The upgrade should be more transparent and sent
as any other upgrade NOT as a different download of the same application
Comment 1 Jiri Rechtacek 2008-05-01 08:01:13 UTC 
Updates of NetBeans module are distributed via modules with higher version then was in original IDE distribution. Since
NB6.0 these modules are installed over original modules (if write permission allows) and won't create modules in
multiple versions anymore.
Comment 2 ejvyas 2008-05-01 13:55:09 UTC 
Are you talking about Netbeans modules or Netbeans itself. I am talking about Netbeans IDE. I have 10 versions installed
on my system and each new version/ beta wants to install itself into a different new empty folder. This just adds to the
confusion. Netbeans should update the same old directory....not reinstall as a new product

Please confirm if we are on the same page else I will re-open the issue
Comment 3 ejvyas 2008-05-01 20:19:16 UTC 
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Hi Vyas,

You are right we were talking about two different things. This issue might be invalid in autoupdate (ie.updating
NetBeans modules) but it sure is valid in upgrading of NetBeans IDE. Either reopen it and reassign to nbi component or
better file new issue to nbi (NetBeans installer team).

Thanks,
-jiri
Comment 4 dlipin 2008-05-01 20:51:40 UTC 
Actually Tim Boudreau filed the similar issue (regarding upgrading) long ago so I close this one as the duplicate.

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 108684 ***