Netbeans + maven on Ubuntu

Question

I have a properly set up Maven project, and my Netbeans on Windows recognizes it and can build it properly, but my Netbeans on Ubuntu wouldn't even see the project as a Netbeans project. Any idea how to fix this?

Answer 1

Maven support in Netbeans comes in the form of an official plugin. The version that ships with Ubuntu has almost no plugins installed. To resolve this, navigate to Tools ▶ Plugins and install the Maven plugin from there. After a restart of the IDE, all Maven projects should be recognized automatically.

If you don't see the list of plugins, make sure the repositories are enabled in the Tools ▶ Plugins ▶ Settings tab. Check at least 🗹 Certified Plugins and 🗹 NetBeans Distribution. Reload the catalog in the Available Plugins tab. Now you should see a list of all available plugins.