How can I get Java to work with Firefox? I followed the directions here, but still every time I view a page with a Java applet, I get the plugin-not-found screen. It may be because I don't exactly know how to make a symbolic link. Right-clicking in Konqueror and selecting Create New -> Link To Location or Link to Application isn't the same, is it? And links created using the link command in the shell don't show in Konqueror as links, but rather as ordinary files. So I guess my second question is, how can I create a symbolic link?
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Re: Java in Firefox
I don't know who referred you to that site. JRE 6 is available in the repositories and the mozilla plugin that makes it work in Firefox is there too.
It is best to always use the packages in the repositories if available.Code:sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin
After the installation is complete run:
to select JRE 6 as the system Java default.Code:sudo update-alternatives -config java
You will be using aptitude to install these packages instead of the Adept package Manager because at a point in the installation you have to agree to the EULA.
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Re: Java in Firefox
Firefox actually referred itself to that site. When you tell it to automatically install the plugin, it doesn't, but gives you a link to the Java site and a link to "Find out more about plugins or install missing plugins." And on the Java entry for that, there is a link for Linux installation docs, which takes you to that site. But that doesn't really matter.
I ran the first command you gave, and it worked. The second command though returns an error, saying "unknown argument -config." Java works in Firefox anyway, though, now, so I guess it doesn't matter that much.
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Re: Java in Firefox
My mistake, a typo, shoud be
Note the double dash.Code:sudo update-alternatives --config java
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Re: Java in Firefox
Okay, thanks, that worked.Comment
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