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Need help with Java plugin for Firefox

Asked by lpaz

Hi All:
I have been trying to get the Java Plug In to work with Firefox on Ubuntu Feisty, version 7.0.4. Firefox is version 2.0.0.3.

I have followed the instructions on www.java.com and I down-loaded jre1-6u2-linux-i586.bin , and I placed this in the /usr/local directory.
I ran the installer, which placed this jre1.6.0_02 in the /usr/local directory.

The instructions then say to navigate to the directory where the web browser settings reside, so I followed this path: /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins

and the instructions say to set a symbolic link here for the plugin, so I typed in this command: ln -s /usr/local/jre1.6.0/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

I entered the symbolic link with the sudo command, and I verified that it did set the link:
libjavaplugin_oji.so -> /usr/local/jre1.6.0/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

The instructions then state to make sure Java is Enabled in the Web Browser, and that you may have to restart the web browser.

I checked the settings, and Java is enabled. I quit out of Firefox, and actually have restarted the computer, but I still get the Missing Plugin message from Firefox.

So how do I get this to work properly?

Thanks.

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lpaz (lpaz1) said : 		#1

As I don't really quite know what I am doing yet, I discovered I did not quite get the command I used correct.
The correct syntax for my case should have been:
    * ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0_02/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so ./libjavaplugin_oji

After I entered the above command, the Java Plugin seems to be working ok, now.

Sorry for taking up your time.

Thanks,
lpaz

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lpaz (lpaz1) said : 		#2

And acutally that is not quite correct, either. As I installed Java in the /usr/local directory, the command I used was:

ln-s /usr/local/jre1.6.0_02/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so ./libjavaplugin_oji

Just wanted to clarify that in case it would help someone else out.