Public bug reported: We (Oracle) have our own issue filed addressing this problem: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8025568
In summary - NetBeans with JDK8 crashes here on Ubuntu 13.4 GDB session info: Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. [Switching to Thread 0x7fffac9e6700 (LWP 28401)] 0x00007fff9c539880 in ?? () (gdb) bt #0 0x00007fff9c539880 in ?? () #1 0x00007ffff73dbd92 in __nptl_deallocate_tsd () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 #2 0x00007ffff73dbf9c in start_thread () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 #3 0x00007ffff78eee1d in clone () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (gdb) info threads Id Target Id Frame 37 Thread 0x7fff9408a700 (LWP 9602) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 36 Thread 0x7fff9b6b1700 (LWP 9599) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 35 Thread 0x7fff9448b700 (LWP 9597) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 34 Thread 0x7fff9468c700 (LWP 9596) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 33 Thread 0x7fff94c96700 (LWP 9595) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 30 Thread 0x7fff96f1d700 (LWP 9592) "gdbus" 0x00007ffff74c73cd in poll () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 29 Thread 0x7fff9771e700 (LWP 9591) "dconf worker" 0x00007ffff74c73cd in poll () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 28 Thread 0x7fffa8295700 (LWP 9590) "java" 0x00007ffff7bcbcbd in read () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 27 Thread 0x7fffa85ad700 (LWP 9589) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 26 Thread 0x7fffa87ae700 (LWP 9588) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 25 Thread 0x7fffa89af700 (LWP 9587) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 24 Thread 0x7fffa8bb0700 (LWP 9586) "java" 0x00007fffe10102a0 in ?? () 23 Thread 0x7fffa8db1700 (LWP 9585) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 22 Thread 0x7fffa91b2700 (LWP 9584) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 * 21 Thread 0x7fffa9f20700 (LWP 9582) "java" 0x00007fffa1ee7880 in ?? () 20 Thread 0x7fffaa121700 (LWP 9581) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 19 Thread 0x7fffaa522700 (LWP 9580) "java" 0x00007ffff74c73cd in poll () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 18 Thread 0x7fffaab34700 (LWP 9579) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 17 Thread 0x7fffab1bf700 (LWP 9578) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 16 Thread 0x7fffab3c0700 (LWP 9577) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 15 Thread 0x7fffab5c1700 (LWP 9576) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 14 Thread 0x7fffd8e82700 (LWP 9575) "java" 0x00007ffff74c73cd in poll () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 13 Thread 0x7fffda0e7700 (LWP 9574) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 12 Thread 0x7fffda60f700 (LWP 9573) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 11 Thread 0x7fffda810700 (LWP 9572) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 10 Thread 0x7fffda911700 (LWP 9571) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 9 Thread 0x7fffdaa12700 (LWP 9570) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 8 Thread 0x7fffdac13700 (LWP 9569) "java" 0x00007ffff7bcaf80 in sem_wait () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 7 Thread 0x7fffdb4f5700 (LWP 9568) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 6 Thread 0x7fffdb6f6700 (LWP 9567) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 5 Thread 0x7fffdb7f7700 (LWP 9566) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc905e in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 4 Thread 0x7ffff428a700 (LWP 9565) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 3 Thread 0x7ffff438b700 (LWP 9564) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 2 Thread 0x7ffff61e7700 (LWP 9563) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc8ca4 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 1 Thread 0x7ffff7fe1740 (LWP 9559) "java" 0x00007ffff7bc6218 in pthread_join () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 Testing matrix: Ubuntu JDK results 12.04 JDK7 OK 12.04 JDK8 OK 13.04 JDK7 OK 13.04 JDK8 CRASH For reference the command I used to run was: ./netbeans-7.4rc2/bin/netbeans --jdkhome ~/Desktop/work/jdk1.8.0_b108/ -J-Xcheck:jni -J-Xint You can grab JDK8 from https://jdk8.java.net/archive/index.html You can grab Netbeans from https://netbeans.org/community/releases/74/ 1) 'lsb_release -rd' returns "13.04" 2) 'apt-cache policy pkgname' returns "N: Unable to locate package pkgname" 3) Netbeans to launch without crash 4) Netbeans crashes ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1234253 Title: Netbeans crashes with JDK8 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1234253/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs