Howto Setup Netbeans 7 and Python IDE

howto install netbeans 7.x python IDE on ubuntu

0)
Download and install netbeans
http://dlc.sun.com.edgesuite.net/netbeans/7.3/beta2/bundles/netbeans-7.3beta2-php-linux.sh

* chmod +x netbeans-7.3beta2-php-linux.sh
* ./netbeans-7.3beta2-php-linux.sh

1)
Start NetBeans 7

2)
Click on Tools > Plugins 

3)
When the Plugins window opens click the Settings Tab

4)
In the Settings tab click the Add button

5)
Type whatever Name you want for this, I used 'Developer Updates'

6)
Under URL put http://deadlock.netbeans.org/hudson/job/nbms-and-javadoc/lastStableBuild/artifact/nbbuild/nbms/updates.xml.gz and click OK

7)
The plugin list should refersh and may take a moment, when it does click on the 'Available Plugins' tab.

8)
In the search box there type 'python' to find the python plugin, check the box for that plugin and click Install.

netbeans Solved Editor Garbled Text

Add  "-J-Dsun.java2d.pmoffscreen=false" to 
"netbeans_default_options" in netbeans.conf file

Usa locate command to find netbeans.conf
[saju@localhost ~]$ locate netbeans.conf
/usr/local/netbeans-6.5/etc/netbeans.conf

Before
netbeans_default_options="-J-client -J-Xverify:none -J-Xss2m
-J-Xms32m -J-XX:PermSize=32m -J-XX:MaxPermSize=200m
-J-Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true
-J-Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true"

After
netbeans_default_options="-J-client -J-Xverify:none -J-Xss2m
-J-Xms32m -J-XX:PermSize=32m -J-XX:MaxPermSize=200m
-J-Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true
-J-Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true -J-Dsun.java2d.pmoffscreen=false"