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    Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

    I just started running Hardy 8.04.1 with KDE 4.1 and I love the new system. But I find that neither Firefox nor Konqueror will load some Web pages that load just find in Windows and Mac. The pages aren't obscure either: Earthlink.net won't load; and pages on the op-ed blogs of the NY Times won't load. What can I do to fix this?

    TIA

    #2
    Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

    Do you have kubuntu-restricted-extras installed?

    Commonly used restricted packages
    This package depends on some commonly used packages in the Kubuntu
    multiverse repository.

    Installing this package will pull in support for MP3 playback and decoding,
    Java runtime environment, Flash plugin, DVD playback, and LAME (to create
    compressed audio files).

    Please note that packages from multiverse are restricted by copyright
    or legal issues in some countries. See
    http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/licensing
    for more information.
    HP Pavilion dv6 core i7 (Main)
    4 GB Ram
    Kubuntu 18.10

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      #3
      Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

      Yes, I do.

      Originally posted by Fintan
      Do you have kubuntu-restricted-extras installed?

      Commonly used restricted packages
      This package depends on some commonly used packages in the Kubuntu
      multiverse repository.

      Installing this package will pull in support for MP3 playback and decoding,
      Java runtime environment, Flash plugin, DVD playback, and LAME (to create
      compressed audio files).

      Please note that packages from multiverse are restricted by copyright
      or legal issues in some countries. See
      http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/licensing
      for more information.

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        #4
        Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

        I just looked at Earthlink.net -- that may be a java app. Try installing the package sun-java6-jre and then restart your browser and see if it's any different.

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          #5
          Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

          Thanks, dibl and Teunis. I've installed all of the Java packages I can access through Adept, but command to install the Java 6 plugin is disabled. Any ideas? Do I need to do the installations using sudo apt-get?

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            #6
            Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

            Originally posted by dplentini
            ...but command to install the Java 6 plugin is disabled.
            Hmm? Can you elaborate? What do you mean "is disabled"? The package sun-java6-plugin is available in Adept Manager.
            Windows no longer obstructs my view.
            Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
            "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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              #7
              Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

              If you run the following command from the console:

              java -version

              what result do you get?

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                #8
                Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

                Here's the response to the query:

                java version "1.6.0"
                OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-b09)
                OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.6.0-b09, mixed mode

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                  #9
                  Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

                  Originally posted by Snowhog
                  Originally posted by dplentini
                  ...but command to install the Java 6 plugin is disabled.
                  Hmm? Can you elaborate? What do you mean "is disabled"? The package sun-java6-plugin is available in Adept Manager.
                  The option appears, but I can't select it; it's greyed-out.

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                    #10
                    Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

                    Install the icedtea plugin.

                    Code:
                    sudo apt-get install icedtea-gcjwebplugin

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                      #11
                      Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

                      First of all, try doing from the command line:

                      sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin

                      If it doesn't install the file, then perhaps the file is already on your computer? In that case, try:

                      cd /home/ your directory

                      cd .mozilla
                      ls

                      if there isn't a directory called plugins, do: mkdir plugins

                      then:

                      cd plugins
                      ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

                      This will make a link to the file already located on your computer (presumably this directory, if you run a 64 bit system the i386 could be called different (i don't know).

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                        #12
                        Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

                        Originally posted by mjtolsma
                        First of all, try doing from the command line:

                        sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin

                        If it doesn't install the file, then perhaps the file is already on your computer? In that case, try:

                        cd /home/ your directory

                        cd .mozilla
                        ls

                        if there isn't a directory called plugins, do: mkdir plugins

                        then:

                        cd plugins
                        ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

                        This will make a link to the file already located on your computer (presumably this directory, if you run a 64 bit system the i386 could be called different (i don't know).
                        I tried the first approach and got the following:

                        sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin
                        Reading package lists... Done
                        Building dependency tree
                        Reading state information... Done
                        Package sun-java6-plugin is not available, but is referred to by another package.
                        This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
                        is only available from another source
                        E: Package sun-java6-plugin has no installation candidate

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                          #13
                          Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

                          Originally posted by Detonate
                          Install the icedtea plugin.

                          Code:
                          sudo apt-get install icedtea-gcjwebplugin
                          I installed it already:

                          apt-get install icedtea-gcjwebplugin
                          Reading package lists... Done
                          Building dependency tree
                          Reading state information... Done
                          icedtea-gcjwebplugin is already the newest version.
                          0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

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                            #14
                            Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

                            Have you checked to make sure java and java script are enabled in the preferences under the "Content" tab in firefox?

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                              #15
                              Re: Firefox and Konqueror Won't Load Some Web Pages

                              If the suggestion from Detonate didn't work, check
                              https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+s...a6/+bug/104512

                              from your output of java -version, it looks like you have a 64 bit system.

                              So if the icedtea didn't work, it looks like you have to install the 32 bit version of Kubuntu.

                              Actually, I run the 32 bit version on a 64 bit system. It works well. I guess that if you have a lot ( > 4 gb) of memory, the 32 bit isn't ideal...

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