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need java to run certain programs in firefox

Asked by ryan edwards

I'm attempting to run a video on a website using firefox w/ Ubuntu.
An error message says that Java or JVM

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ryan edwards (arkturus2009) said : 		#1

How do you add the Java add-on to Firefox?

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Hsn (alshawaf) said : 		#2

Install these three packages from Synaptic:
java-common
sun-java6-jre
sun-java6-plugin

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

How to install Java in Ubuntu 10.04

To install sun-java6

Please first enable the partner repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Other software ]
enable "http://archive.canonical.com/lucid partner"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

Here some repositories details: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-bin

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

New to Ubuntu: read the Ubuntu Manual, it's very informative: http://ubuntu-manual.org/
Click on the "download Button" to download the latest PDF version.
The online help https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/index.html

Relax and fun:
http://planet.ubuntu.com/ and Full Circle Magazine http://fullcirclemagazine.org/

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