How can I submit a NetBeans project to Ubuntu App Developer?

Solution 1:

In short, you need to package your application in the Debian packaging format. If you know how to package, simply upload a tarball or a zip file with the source package.

If you don't know how to package, you've got two options:

  • If your application is a commercial app, you can upload the .jar files and Canonical will package it for you
  • If your application is an open source app, you can contact the Ubuntu App Review Board via e-mail or IRC and they will help you getting started. alternatively, you can learn more about packaging on the Ubuntu Packaging Guide

This is also explained in:

  • https://developer.ubuntu.com/publish/

And in more detail, in:

  • http://developer.ubuntu.com/publish/my-apps-packages/

Solution 2:

I do not develop in Java, but here are a few sites that might have the answer for you.

http://developer.ubuntu.com/

This would also be a good question to seek an answer for during Ubuntu Developer Week.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuAppDeveloperWeek

From my experience Java Applications get published as .jar files, but I am not sure how to make that happen under NetBeans.

I did find the following link which may help:

http://netbeans.org/kb/articles/javase-deploy.html#Exercise_1