FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
cannot run command do not know why. java 7 Runtime

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
MATE Desktop Environment 1.6.0, Linux Mint Release 15, Kernel Linux 3.8.0-19-generic

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When i make any program and i try and use drawString in my paintComponent, it takes about 4 seconds just to call the funciton once. i have noticed that across the internet, other people have the same problem. I am trying to make a text based game but this makes it impossible PLEASE fix this very soon.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
just make a program that involves a java.awt.Graphics instance and use the drawString method

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
I expected that it would take about 0.01 seconds or something...
ACTUAL -
I got it to render about 4 seconds for the string "Game Over"

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
not a crash

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
    super.paintComponent(g);
    g.drawString("Your String", x, y);
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
no workaround D:'