Apache NetBeans 29 release candidates

[ebarboni]

Release candidates for the next release of Apache NetBeans will be available weekly until release. Your help in testing, reporting and verifying issues would be highly appreciated by the whole Apache NetBeans community.

Changes from NetBeans 28 can be seen at https://github.com/apache/netbeans/releases/tag/29-rc1

Binary / source zip

Binary and source zips are available from -

https://nightlies.apache.org/netbeans/candidate/netbeans/

IMPORTANT

These release candidates are pre-release software, and not official releases of Apache NetBeans.
No Installer this round
No vscode this round

[neilcsmith-net]

Thanks @ebarboni

Codelerity community installers for 29-rc1 are also available for testing at https://github.com/codelerity/netbeans-packages/releases/tag/v29-rc1-build1

These are still bundling a Temurin 25.0.1 JDK runtime as some 25.0.2 updates are not released yet.

The macOS installers are signed and notarized, but not stapled. This should not cause an issue unless installed without an internet
connection.

The Windows installer is signed using Azure Artifact Signing. This is the first time using this for the community installers.

Any issues with the installers themselves, please report at https://github.com/codelerity/netbeans-packages/issues

All installers update in place. To downgrade you can reinstall NetBeans 28 over the top.