Abstract: In a method for generating a software development environment in a software development supporting system including a plurality of stations which are connected through a network, a first station within the plurality of stations decides one or more softwares which are a part of a development environment based on a development work procedure to be utilized. A request including the names of the requested softwares is transmitted from the first station to a second station within the plurality of stations through the network. The second station transmits, in response to the request, transmission information including the requested softwares and data corresponding thereto, to the first station through the network. The first station automatically installs the requested softwares included in the transmission information.