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

[Alexander Sack]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:32:52PM -0000, Krishna E. Bera wrote:
> 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

There should be a link in /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/ ... is
that the case?

 affects ubuntu/firefox
 status invalid

 affects ubuntu/classpath
 status incomplete


 - Alexander


** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Also affects: classpath (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: Incomplete

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java web plugin installation fails to create symlink
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