It may be a good idea to wait until the next update, though. Even selecting a menu item is infuriatingly slow on a 2,8GHz CPU.
See also this bug report: http://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=185265 ** Bug watch added: netbeans.org/bugzilla/ #185265 http://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=185265 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/745398 Title: Netbeans 7.0 needs packaging To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netbeans/+bug/745398/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs