recommended java plugin installation

[Mark Haney]

Geff Lampshire wrote:
> Being a bit new to Ubuntu - what is the consensus for the best way to 
> install java plugin to work with Firefox?
> 
> apparently there's still not a a 64b plugin, so while I have 64b Java, 
> but still need to configure the 32b plugin.  But I don't have 32b 
> libraries installed.
> 
> --Geff
> 

The icedtea plugin is 64 bit. Although it's still a little flaky.  I 
have heard that the next iteration of Java from Sun will have a 64-bit 
plugin.


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