java not working

[Jim]

On 03/16/2017 01:07 PM, Scott Blair wrote:
>
> I am running Ubuntu 16.10 and have Java installed:
> scott at main:~⟫ Java -version
> openjdk version "9-Ubuntu"
> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 9-Ubuntu+0-9b134-2Ubuntu1)
> OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 9-Ubuntu+0-9b134-2Ubuntu1, mixed mode)
> scott at main:~⟫
>
> Here is the problem. When running from my computer it works. But on the
> Internet, it doesn't. I use the following browsers: Vivaldi 1.7.735.46
> (64 bit), Google Chrome 57.0.2987.98 (64 bit), Chromium 56.0.2924.76 (64
> bit), Firefox 52.0 (64 bit) and Thunderbird 45.7.0 for email.
>
> In emails I get a Java error and none of the Java videos work. I turned
> off the firewall to test and it still doesn't work. Firewall is showing
> that Java is coming through the firewall.
>
> Others have gone to the web site I am working on
> (test.norulesofengagement.us) and the Java back to the top button works,
> but not on my system in any of the browsers from the Internet. I have
> checked all the browsers to make sure they are not blocking Java, but if
> I load it from my hard drive, it works fine.
> It is probably some mundane thing I am missing, any ideas?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott Blair

I don't know about the other browsers, but Firefox 52.0 has removed the 
java plugin so it will no longer work with java. I think there is a 
version of Firefox called ESR that will still allow the java pluigin.


As a side note Firefox 52.0 has implemented something they call 
Multiprocess Windows. It can stop some extensions from running. In my 
case iMacros stopped working. The work around is to go into about:config 
and find some entries "browser.tabs.remote.autostart" and change it from 
true to false.

Regards,  Jim