sun java 6 for firefox

[michiganwolverine6969]

when I run the install for sun java6 for firefox through terminal,this is what I get,and what does it mean?

E: Package sun-java6-plugin has no installation candidate
and how do I install sun java6 for firefox?

[Detonate]

Re: sun java 6 for firefox

Make sure you have the multiverse repository enabled.

[michiganwolverine6969]

Re: sun java 6 for firefox

that repository is open what do I do now?

[Detonate]

Re: sun java 6 for firefox

You should now be able to install it with:

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin

[michiganwolverine6969]

Re: sun java 6 for firefox

this is what i get when i attempt to run the install using terminal..
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


why is that? i would love to start using firefox..or should i wait till FF3 is released?

[Detonate]

Re: sun java 6 for firefox

I'm not sure what is happening there. Did you run

sudo apt-get update

after enabling the multiverse repository?

[michiganwolverine6969]

Re: sun java 6 for firefox

i ran the sudo command in the terminal.....i still don't see anything about a sun java6 plugin

[Detonate]

Re: sun java 6 for firefox

Can you post the output of

 cat /etc/apt/sources.list

?

[michiganwolverine6969]

Re: sun java 6 for firefox

I just found java 1.4 which is a plugin for mozilla/firefox

[michiganwolverine6969]

Re: sun java 6 for firefox

here is the output of a post by someone earlier

deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release amd64 (20071016.1)]/ gutsy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-proposed restricted main multiverse universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse

[Detonate]

Re: sun java 6 for firefox

I wish you had stated in your opening post that you were running the 64 bit version.

[dibl]

Re: sun java 6 for firefox

In my Hardy Heron Adept Manager which has all relevant repositories enabled, I see no such package as "sun-java6-plugin". So it may well not be available for 64-bit. If this is a serious problem, there are ways to install the 32-bit version of Firefox on a 64-bit Linux installation. I haven't personally needed to do that -- I would suggest checking the 64-bit forum at Ubuntu Forum for detailed instructions.