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how to install javascript

Asked by Halcyclone

so i do a online school and we do elluminates and it requires javascript and it work untill i reinstalled ubuntu and i have already tried tried useing the terminal and everything but it still does not work, help.

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Shane Fagan (shanepatrickfagan) said : 		#1

Firefox works java script by default. What version pf ubuntu are you using?

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Halcyclone (halcyclone) said : 		#2

8.10

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leonnaley (leonnaley) said : 		#3

You could try to install sun java like this:
sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin

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Steve (steve-mayes) said : 		#4

Hope this isn't too late but...

Java and javascript are two completely different apps. Installing sun-java6-jre and sun-java6-plugin will have absolutely zero effect on javascript.

If a reinstall hasn't re-enabled it you could try adding the package javascript-common:

On the command line (i.e. in a Terminal) type the following

sudo apt-get install javascript-common

if that doesn't help then try completely removing firefox and re-installing clean

sudo apt-get purge

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Steve (steve-mayes) said : 		#5

sorry - hit return and it posted before I'd finished ;-)

...if that doesn't help then try completely removing firefox and re-installing clean

sudo apt-get purge firefox

(this is the common meta-package for firefox whichever version) and probably
sudo apt-get purge firefox-gnome-support

(this is the common meta-package for firefox under gnome and again for whichever version.)

then sudo apt-get install firefox firefox-gnome-support

All this is done at the terminal, don't be afraid of the terminal, it will help you unlock the true power of Linux. :-)

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Steve (steve-mayes) said : 		#6

sorry - hit return and it posted before I'd finished ;-)

...if that doesn't help then try completely removing firefox and re-installing clean

sudo apt-get purge firefox

(this is the common meta-package for firefox whichever version) and probably
sudo apt-get purge firefox-gnome-support

(this is the common meta-package for firefox under gnome and again for whichever version.)

then sudo apt-get install firefox firefox-gnome-support

All this is done at the terminal, don't be afraid of the terminal, it will help you unlock the true power of Linux. :-)

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