java plugin for mozilla

[NoOp]

On 02/04/2009 12:58 AM, Thufir wrote:
> Except for the fact that it doesn't work there are no error messages I 
> can find as to why java.com would fail to detect java:
> 
> 
> thufir at arrakis:~$ 
> thufir at arrakis:~$ 
> thufir at arrakis:~$ 
> thufir at arrakis:~$ sudo aptitude search sun-java6-plugin
> i   sun-java6-plugin                                    - The Java(TM) 
> Plug-in, Java SE 6                              
> thufir at arrakis:~$ 
> thufir at arrakis:~$ sudo update-java-alternatives -a -v
> resetting java alternatives
> thufir at arrakis:~$ 
> thufir at arrakis:~$ java -version
> java version "1.6.0_10"
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_10-b33)
> Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 11.0-b15, mixed mode, sharing)
> thufir at arrakis:~$ 
> thufir at arrakis:~$ sudo update-alternatives --config java
> 
> There is only 1 program which provides java
> (/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java). Nothing to configure.
> thufir at arrakis:~$
> 
> 
> 
> about:plugins
> 
> Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_10-b33
> 
>     File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
>     Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_10
> 
> MIME Type 	Description 	Suffixes 	Enabled
> application/x-java-vm 	Java 		Yes
> application/x-java-applet 	Java 		Yes
> 
> 
> 
> 
> apparently the solution is to create a symlink?  I'm not clear what needs 
> to be linked to what.
> 

No clue as to what you were refering to, but the answer for mozilla is
that you need to create a symlink in your .mozilla/plugins folder to the
java plugin (be sure to completely uninstall the ubuntu repo plugin
first). The symlink (in my case I have java 11 installed is:

/usr/lib/jvm/jre1.6.0_11/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

So to create the above for _my_ java version, I did:

$ cd ~/.mozilla/plugins
$ rm libjava*
[Note: I remove any older symlinks first]
$ ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.6.0_11/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

Now I have java 11 available to _all_ of my mozilla applications
(SeaMonkey 1.1.4, SeaMonkey 2.03apre, FireFox 3.0.5).

You need to search for libjavaplugin_oji.so to find where your's are
located:

$ locate libjavaplugin_oji.so

To install version 11:

1. Download the .bin file from Sun:
<http://www.java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp?locale=en&host=www.java.com:80>
Linux (self-extracting file)  filesize: 19.18 MB
or
Linux x64 *  filesize: 17.58 MB
depending upon your system.

2. Copy the file to /usr/lib/jvm (32bit in this case):

$ chmod a+x jre-6u11-linux-i586.bin
$ sudo cp jre-6u11-linux-i586.bin /usr/lib/jvm/

3. Install:

$ cd /usr/lib/jvm/
$ sudo sh jre-6u11-linux-i586.bin

Use the spacebar to scroll through the agreement & answer 'yes'. The
.bin will then be installed in /usr/lib/jvm/jre1.6.0_11/
Now create your symlink in ~/.mozilla/plugins as shown above.

Restart Fx or SeaMonkey & go to http://www.java.com & test again - note
that you must have cookies enabled to do the test.

Added note: Ubuntu's Firefox won't pick up the new version via the
symlink unless you have removed/uninstalled the sun plugin:

$ sudo apt-get purge sun-java6-plugin