Without adding a dependency to the other module?

Once you found out the property file (from the userdir), where the setting is located, you can set the configuration via code:

For example your setting in located in config/Preferences/org/netbeans/modules/subversion.properties

a) So you can set it via the NbPreferences-API ` NbPreferences.root().node("org/netbeans/modules/subversion")…​. `

b) Or use the branding approach from DevFaqPropertySheetHideDescription