[ale] How can I run *.jnlp (Java apps) from Firefox?

[James Sumners]

You can do this -- http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Mozilla#Java_webstart .

But I distinctly remember only adding javaws to my path the last time
I needed to run a java applet that depended on it. I figure the java
plugin looks for it in the path and fails to run a javaws applet if it
cannot find javaws in the path. If Firefox tries to download the file
and you tell it to execute the file with javaws you are essentially
adding javaws to your path for Firefox only.

On 10/27/06, David Corbin <dcorbin at machturtle.com> wrote:
> On Friday 27 October 2006 16:21, James Sumners wrote:
> > As far as I am aware, you only need to add the path to javaws to your
> > $PATH.
> >
> > export PATH=$PATH:`which javaws`
> >
>
> When he "downloads" the .jnlp file, Firefox should ask what to do with you it.
> Your Java installation should have a javaws executable that you can use to
> run it.  I'm not sure putting it on the path is enough.
>
> > On 10/27/06, John Mills <johnmills at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> > > ALErs -
> > >
> > > I have Firefox-1.5.0.7 on my SuSE-10.1 box and need to run Java apps from
> > > a server (as Windows uses 'javaws'). What should I install and how should
> > > I identify the app or plug-in with JNLP files? (The /etc/mime.types entry
> > > does exist.)
> > >
> > > TIA.
> > >  - Mills
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