Java

[James McCormick]

Ted wrote:
> I have added deb 
> ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian 
> unstabl
> e main non-free
> to get java and it has installed ok..The link sems ok to mozilla but 
> firefox does not run java...Anyone got this running and if so any tips ??
> 
First, if you're using the .deb package, I'd recommend you install the 
package straight from Mozilla.  It works better.

Next, open a root terminal and issue the following commands:

# cd /usr/bin/
# rm firefox
# ln -s /home/(username)/firefox-installer/firefox firefox

That'll get you a fully functional version of Firefox without having to 
change your settings.

Next, you need to install the plugins.  They should be somewhere in 
/usr/lib, Mine are in /usr/lib/j2re1.4sun/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/, the 
file is libjavaplugin_oji.so, your j2re1.4sun directory is probably 
different, but the rest of it will be the same...I rolled my own package.

So, the following commands will help you:

$ cd /home/username/firefox-installer/plugins
$ ln -s /usr/lib/(java)/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so 
libjavaplugin_oji

Hope that helps.