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1. INSTALL JAVA PLUGIN FIREFOX UBUNTU HOW TO
2. INSTALL JAVA PLUGIN FIREFOX UBUNTU INSTALL
3. INSTALL JAVA PLUGIN FIREFOX UBUNTU DOWNLOAD

When I link to the ns7-gcc29 version the browser will not even open. The directory paths might be named slightly differently, tab completion is your friend.Īctually this does not seem to work with JRE 1.5.0 (Version 5.0) because when you open the Java Test Page () the browser will hang. I don't have an AMD64 machine so I haven't run through this myself. Then restart firefox and type 'about:plugins' in the URL box, this opens a page that summarized your installed plugins, and a healthly list of different java MIME types should be listed. Ln -s /usr/local/jdk-1_5_0-rc/plugin/amd64/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so libjavaplugin_oji.so

You can find a binary for sun-jdk-1.5.0-rc-amd64 here:ĭownload it to your home directory and open a terminal: This really should be easier, it's the last "major" thing I can't get working on my system. I have tried many other linux distributions, and while I have found Ubuntu to be my favorite, other distributions, even amd64 versions, had java already working upon installing (i.e. I don't know how it can be true that you have to go to sun's website for legal reasons. They should ask Synaptic to find java and have Synaptic guide them through the installation process. Users shouldn't have to search for some howto on installing the java plugin. This is sort of how Gentoo handles Java, only it provides the link and requires the user to gain root and place the binary in /usr/portage/distfiles before running emerge again.īecause if the recipe for installing the java sdk and mozilla plugin is so simple, then it might as well have an ubuntu deb package.

INSTALL JAVA PLUGIN FIREFOX UBUNTU DOWNLOAD

After loading the binary from the user's home directory (determined by querying which user sudo is speaking for), or whichever download directory is specified, and running, it should create the appropriate symlinks/registry keys. In the case of Java, the terminal ouput during the package installation should stop and prompt for users to follow the provided link to the vendor's download page and get the binary.

INSTALL JAVA PLUGIN FIREFOX UBUNTU HOW TO

Include every package that ubuntu devs know how to install, even if the process requires manual intervention.

Include the universe repositories by default, but clearly warn users when they mark universe packages for installation (or print a confirmation message if using CLI).ģ. The only major one that could not be installed at this point is Java, since it requires manual download from the net.Ģ. This set would include mpeg123, libdvdcss, flash, and possibly some others (the most common non-free packages).

INSTALL JAVA PLUGIN FIREFOX UBUNTU INSTALL

Give users the option to install a selected "non-free" software set during installation, right before grabbing updates from the internet. This is fine, but I would like to see the following happen:ġ. Ubuntu has adopted a completely free/open-source strategy like that of Red Hat, Debian, and Fedora.