64bit processors & Firefox & Plugin

[Vadim Peretokin]

Looks like the problem solved itself, here's a PM from my friend...

"I finally got Nexus (the java applet that was desperately needed) working
in Ubuntu. Last night about about....3 am (my most productive hour) I was
sitting there letting random thoughts just flow through my brain, and it
suddenly occured to me: after I installed the 32-bit version of Firefox and
the Java that goes with it, I opened the 64-bit version of Firefox to test
it out, and that's why it didn't work. So, after I got my precious 6 hours
of sleep, I opened Ubuntu, opened the terminal, did 'Firefox32 &', the
32-bit version of Firefox opened, and Java worked!"

So I guess I'll edit the page, saying that by default, the 64bit version of
firefox still launches - they'd need to do Firefox32 & in the terminal if
they want the 32 bit.

Or, is there a way to make 32bit firefox default? If there is, then that
would be much easier.

On 9/24/07, Vadim Peretokin <vperetokin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks a ton.
>
> On 9/24/07, Michael Price <m_price04 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I just bought laptop yesterday that is 64-bit so when I get around to
> > install Ubuntu I will check this out and see what I can come up with and if
> > need be I will make the changes needed. I should be installing Ubuntu either
> > today or tomorrow at the latest.
> >
> > You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
> > -Mahatma Gandhi
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Vadim Peretokin <vperetokin at gmail.com>
> > To: Ubuntu Doc Team < ubuntu-doc at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 7:15:12 PM
> > Subject: 64bit processors & Firefox & Plugins
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Could some technical user please look at this page
> > <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AMD64/FirefoxAndPlugins?action=show&redirect=FirefoxAMD64FlashJava#head-2d178396b0564ddcd13f6914842e02ce32c61090>here please, and see if they can fix things up? The reason I'm asking is
> > because one user today gave up on Ubuntu because we couldn't get Java
> > working. We tried pretty much every guide google and forums search gave us,
> > only in the end did we realise we had a 64 bit version of firefox, trying
> > install 32 bit java. We tried to install 32 bit firefox (as via here<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AMD64/FirefoxAndPlugins?action=show&redirect=FirefoxAMD64FlashJava#head-2d178396b0564ddcd13f6914842e02ce32c61090>),
> > but they're flawed from the start - the getfirefox site, I suspect gives 64
> > bit users a 64 bit version files by default. At least, he got a different
> > file then I did.
> >
> > So if someone could take a look to sort the mess out, that's be great.
> > I'm afraid I know nothing about 64bit, so I'm no help here, otherwise I
> > would have myself.
> >
> >
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