Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

[natator]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

I have a bad habit of downloading things to the desktop so I can find them easily. Would that have anything to do with it?

[harecanada]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

Hey mondo_hacker are you up for a question tonight?

[flarson]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

Mando as in mandolin, not mondo. Always up for a question. Might even have an answer.

[harecanada]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

I work on a website doing maintenance and I use a web FTP to upload html and images. The host company is NetNation. When I went on the site tonight I clicked on the web ftp link and the java plugin will not load. Any ideas why that would be? I have been following all the stuff you have been talking about here and trying everything but still can't get it to work.

[flarson]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

Need some info. What web browser are you using? what java packages have you installed? Did you change anything recently?

[harecanada]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

Hi. Using Fire Fox 3.0.9. I have been adding Java packages all night from different info on the forums but no luck. Mostly Java 6. I don't know how to get a complete list of what I have . How do I do that?

[flarson]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

dpkg -l
will list all the installed packages.
dpkg -l | grep java
will show yousome of them.
dpkg -l | grep sun
will show you others.
I think what you really want are
sun-java6-bin
sun-java6-jre
sun-java6-plugin

[harecanada]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

Here's what I get when I put in dpkg -l | grep java and dpkg -l | grep sun :

harecanada@harecanada-desktop:~$ dpkg -l | grep java
ii ia32-sun-java6-bin 6-07-3ubuntu2 Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (32
ii java-common 0.28ubuntu3 Base of all Java packages
ii libaccess-bridge-java 1.22.0-0ubuntu5 Java Access Bridge for GNOME
ii ooobasis3.0-javafilter 3.0.1-15 Java filter module for OpenOffice.org 3.0
ii sun-java6-bin 6-07-3ubuntu2 Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (ar
ii sun-java6-javadb 6-07-3ubuntu2 Java(TM) DB, Sun Microsystems' distribution
ii sun-java6-jdk 6-07-3ubuntu2 Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 6
ii sun-java6-jre 6-07-3ubuntu2 Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (ar

harecanada@harecanada-desktop:~$ dpkg -l | grep sun
ii ia32-sun-java6-bin 6-07-3ubuntu2 Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (32
ii splix 1.1.1-0ubuntu1 Driver for Samsung's SPL2 (bw) and SPLc (col
ii sun-java6-bin 6-07-3ubuntu2 Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (ar
ii sun-java6-javadb 6-07-3ubuntu2 Java(TM) DB, Sun Microsystems' distribution
ii sun-java6-jdk 6-07-3ubuntu2 Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 6
ii sun-java6-jre 6-07-3ubuntu2 Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (ar

Does this shed any light?

[harecanada]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

mando_hacker
Am I keeping you up late? I tend to be a nighthawk these days.

[flarson]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

Unless I missed it you do not have sun-java6-plugin installed. That is probably the problem.
sudo aptitude install sun-java6-plugin
then restart firefox and open aboutlugins to see if the javaplugin is loaded.

You are not keeping me up late yet. It is almost 10 PM here.

[harecanada]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

Thank you thank you thank you!!
I did sudo aptitude install sun-java6-plugin and then I tried the website I was having problems with and smiles.. it works! Thanks mando_hacker so much. I was going a little crazy trying to figure it out. I didn't understand what you meant by "restart firefox and open aboutlugins to see if the javaplugin is loaded" I can't find "aboutlugins. Where do I find that?
We are definitly in a different time zone. My time is 12:08 in the morning.

Thanks again eh. I really appreciate it. When there is more time I would like to ask you another question but for now the aboutlugins will be great.

[flarson]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

Just type aboutlugins into the URL line of firefox and it will show you which plugins are installed. about:config is interesting also.

[harecanada]

Re: Installing Java after searching and trying suggestions from other threads.

Great. How can I get a message to you re another question at another time?