This is the answer http://askubuntu.com/questions/689291/netbeans-8-0-2-freezing-at- startup-on-ubuntu-15-10-64bit/691652#691652
To make it work with OpenJDK 8, edit /etc/java-8-openjdk/accessibility.properties and comment out the line "assistive_technologies=org.GNOME.Accessibility.AtkWrapper", as suggested here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/+bug/1510009. In my case sudo pico /etc/java-7-openjdk/accessibility.properties -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1531373 Title: Netbeans stuck on "Starting modules..." at launch To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netbeans/+bug/1531373/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
