Netbeans -- no error message but can't create a project

Question

This error is driving me crazy for the past couple of hours. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (clean install). What I did afterwards:

• update everything

• install JDK (using synaptics)

• install netbeans (using synaptics, this is version 7.0.1)

I can start NetBeans just fine but I can't create any project. If I choose "New Project" it keeps saying "Please wait..." under "Categories".

I also tried installing versions of netbeans manually. Starting them as root ... nothing helps! :-(

Answer 1

Had the same problem and came across this answer with nice one line command to fix it:

sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre=6b24-1.11.1-4ubuntu2 openjdk-6-jre-headless=6b24-1.11.1-4ubuntu2 icedtea-6-jre-cacao=6b24-1.11.1-4ubuntu2

https://askubuntu.com/questions/326556/i-cant-start-a-new-project-on-netbeans