On 12/3/05, Christofer C. Bell <christofer.c.bell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/3/05, Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 12/3/05, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > If you install in your homw directory wouldn't that constitute a > > > private installation? If so, why would there be an expectation that > > > global settings be applicable? > > > > Yes, Kam, you are right. Sorry. > > Well, it's not just that, but that the private installation of firefox > will still need to point to the global installation of java. I get > around this by symlinking /opt/java to /opt/jdk_1.5.0_05 and then > using "/opt/java" everywhere I need to point to the installation > (that's not version specific). If I upgrade java, I can change the > symlink and it's "upgraded" everywhere at once. > > -- > Chris > Not necessarily, you can install a local/private JDK/JRE for your Firefox. If you do the local install you will not be surprised when root upgrades the JDK.
