On Wed, 2007-11-21 at 14:27 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote: > Antti J. Huhtala wrote: > > ke, 2007-11-21 kello 11:28:23 -0500, Tom Horsley kirjoitti: > > > >> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:24:03 -0600 > >> Frank Cox <theatre@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>> Better put into /usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.x/plugins > >>>> That way it is available to all users. > >>>> > >>> Wouldn't it disappear the next time you update Firefox to 2.0.0.x+1? > >>> > >>> I've never tried that, actually. > >>> > >> Yep, you have to keep updating the link with firefox. > >> > >> On the other hand you can make links in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ > >> and firefox will find them there as well for all users, and they will > >> hang around between firefox versions (which is a good thing > >> as long as they aren't version dependent). > >> > >> > > Yes, a symlink in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins will work no matter which > > version of Firefox is currently used. > > > > Referring to Tom's original post, I find it difficult to understand the > > sneering remarks some writers have chosen to contribute to this thread. > > While installing Sun's Java Runtime Environment is not very difficult, > > it is not entirely trivial, either. > > Finding a JRE rpm package or binary self-extracting file to download is > > *not* the problem (though a relative newbie can't be sure which of the > > many on offer to choose). It's what you do _after_ downloading it to > > install _and_ link it properly. > > > > There are so many variables (Fedora version, i386/x86_64, browser etc) > > to consider that it is understandable everybody and his cousin have not > > succeeded in making JRE work in their systems. Sun's home pages _are_ > > somewhat difficult to navigate if you aren't sure which package/file you > > need to install Firefox Java plugin, for example. > > Even if you manage to somehow find your way to http://java.com/en/ and > > locate the "big green button", your troubles are far from over. You may > > successfully d/l and install the package/file but if you didn't observe > > the fact earlier, there's _no_ reference either to Fedora or Firefox! > > When you get to 'Enable and Configure' section in 'Instructions', your > > options are "Mozilla 1.4 and later" or "Mozilla 1.2, Netscape 6 and > > later". How do you know which one to choose -- if either? (If you've got > > Fedora 7 and Firefox 32-bit browser, the former is just fine.) > > > > In trying to get your Firefox Java plugin to work, you may be directed > > to http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/linux.html#Java . Though the advice on > > that page is not wrong, it's much too brief to be of any real help to > > the uninitiated. > > > > For a long time I didn't have JRE working (for no lack of trying) until > > I followed the directions in > > > > http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc6.html#java > > > > while using FC6. Today I spent a good hour to install and enable the > > latest Java plugin (jre1.6.0_03) in F7 and Firefox 2.0.0.9 according to > > > > http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f7.html#java > > > > Why it took a good hour is because the above page is a bit vague about > > 'simply deleting /opt/jre1.6 directory' and creating a symlink to the > > appropriate /opt/jre1.6.0_03/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so file > > in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins. > > > > Regards > > > > Antti > > > > > > > > > This is working for me. The F7 instructions are very clear. I am > updating this F7-64 so can't get the lib file yummed yet but the > sim-link went fine and it should then work. I saved the web page :-) ---- Sun's java (neither 32 nor 64 bit) will run as plugin inside of 64 bit firefox Craig
