I also tried the patched openjdk 7 packages described in https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=797595 , in post #70 but again no luck. This is a rather important bug, since it affects my work (i.e. netbeans do not work).
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #797595 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=797595 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1510009 Title: Java 1.8.0_66 is extremely deadlock prone regarding AWT/GTK interaction To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/+bug/1510009/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
