[Bug 239017] [NEW] java web plugin installation fails to create symlink

[Krishna E. Bera]

Public bug reported:

os: Hardy 8.04 fresh install

i was browsing to a page that had a java applet.  
firefox prompted to use the plugin-finder to install a java plugin. 
i checked about:plugins and there was no java plugin support.
i clicked to start the plugin-finder and it presented a list of 4 or 5 options.  i chose the first one, GCJ web plugin.
it completed the installation, but did not prompt to restart firefox.
i checked about:plugins and there was no java plugin support.
i closed firefox and restarted it.
i checked about:plugins and there was no java plugin support.

complicating factors: 
i had at one time installed iceape browser but was not using it.
i used synaptic to remove it and then re-installed gcjwebplugin 
but that did make the firefox plugin appear in about:plugins.

my fix was to add a symlink:
[code]
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/classpath/libgcjwebplugin.so /usr/lib/firefox-addons-plugins/libgcjwebplugin.so
[/code]

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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java web plugin installation fails to create symlink
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/239017
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