netbeans installation error: can't initialize ui running in headless mode

Question

I\'m trying to install NetBeans on Linux Mint, and I\'m getting the following error every time I run the installation script:

Configuring the installer... Searching

Answer 1

1. Change the priority of the Oracle Java executables:

   export PATH=/usr/java/latest/bin:$PATH

2. Run the installer:

   ./netbeans-8.1-linux.sh