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icedtea-web package

Java does not load

Asked by Richard Reinhart

I reinstalled Ubuntu 10.10, installed Java, but does not work in firefox or chrome. In the popup I receive the error "Your browser must have Java enabled to use the Client for Java", however Java is enabled in both browsers.

How do I install Java so that it works within Firefox and Chrome?
Thanks,
RR

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Best Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#1

Which Java is it? Maybe you just miss the browser plugin, it doesn't get installed by default, it's a suggested package during download of Java.

Please open a terminal: ctrl+alt+t
To list java version(s) type:
sudo update-java-alternatives -l

Example, if there is 64bit java installed e.g. openjdk-6-jre
the plugin for Firefox is icedtea.
During installation Firefox should be closed.
CLI:
sudo apt-get install icedtea6-plugin

Reference.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java#Choosing%20the%20default%20Java%20to%20use

Since I don't use chrome (anymore) websearch mentioned sun-java6-plugin.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?s=44d7d1f63b9c5f469012838f62994ff3&t=1255646
http://superuser.com/questions/44827/java-support-for-linux-google-chrome
http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/search.py?ctx=en%3Asearchbox&query=java

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Richard Reinhart (reinhartr) said : 		#2

The icedtea plugin works for both firefox and chrome.
Thank you for your expert help,
RR

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#3

> icedtea plugin works for both firefox and chrome

Thanks for this useful info. Since you've tested successful, maybe you'd like to add the info to Java Wiki.

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Richard Reinhart (reinhartr) said : 		#4

Tell me how to add to Wiki.
Thanks,
RR

On Sun, 2011-04-03 at 09:51 -0400, Sam_ wrote:
> Your question #151456 on icedtea-web in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icedtea-web/+question/151456
>
> Sam_ posted a new comment:
> > icedtea plugin works for both firefox and chrome
>
> Thanks for this useful info. Since you've tested successful, maybe you'd
> like to add the info to Java Wiki.
>