Firefox4 Beta plugins (again)

[Jim Byrnes]

Goh Lip wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 06:52:22 +0800, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On Sunday the 16th Goh Lip was kind enough to give me some
>> instructions on how to get plugins recognized in the Firefox4 beta. I
>> did what he suggested but they still don't appear in about:plugins. I
>> think the problem was I didn't install it where he assumed I did and I
>> then got the symlink wrong.
>>
>> I am using Maverick amd64 and I downloaded the tar file from the
>> mozilla site and extracted it to my home directory. So it is at
>> /home/jfb/firefox. The Canonical version is in it's default location.
>>
>> Could someone post the command to create the symlink needed given this
>> info?
>>
>
>
> Jim, it was recently asked on this mailing list about the command for
> s-link, and the usual command would be "ln -s <source> <target>";
> However, I think the problem might be spelt out in this
> http://www.linux-archive.org/ubuntu-user/237727-how-create-symbolic-link-mounted-volume.html
> (But I am not so sure and others please help to refine if necessary)
> Just make sure you're root or use sudo for this command.

Goh Lip,
I read through that article and I must say it is far more technical than 
I can fully understand.  It seems he was trying to create a symlink to a 
file system on another computer.  That's not what I am trying to do.  I 
just need to have the Firefox4 beta, which I installed in my home 
directory, find its plugins.

>
> Oh, I hope you also have the flash pluggin in that directory, ie.,
> nppdf.so That may be what you need instead of just java. Hope I am not
> double guessing you.
>

Right now it says no plugins are found.  I would be happy to get the 
more common ones working and then worry about flash and java.

> Good luck, Jim. - Goh Lip

Thanks,  Jim