[ale] installing java runtime on 6 bit RHEL

[Chad Huneycutt]

BTW, with newer versions of firefox, you cannot use the oji plugin
anymore.  The file you want to link in is
$JAVA_HOME/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so .  That's 32 bit, of course.

- Chad

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
>> Michael Trausch wrote:
>>> On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 07:55 -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
>>>> Trying to get java runtime installed on my 64 bit box.  I've followed
>>>> the instructions at:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000011400.xml#install
>>>>
>>>> In previous installations, I always had to link a .so from the java
>>>> install to my firefox plugins directory.
>>>>
>>>> The instructions above do not make any such reference.  Java is not
>>>> working in my browser, so I know somethings not right.
>>>>
>>>> Any pointers as to how to get this working would be greatly
>>>> appreciated.
>>> Check /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins (or whatever the path is on RHEL systems)
>>> to see if there is a .so there.  Also, if you use Chrome, the path would
>>> be the same; it checks all of Firefox's plugin locations.
>>
>> So I find a /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins
>>
>> No reference to any java libs.  Is there a java lib I should link to
>> that location?  The only thing I see in the java dir that makes sense is:
>>
>> /usr/java/latest/lib/amd64/libjavaplugin_jni.so
>>
>> but no joy if I link that to /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins
>
> On my 32 bit machine I have:
>
> /usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
>
> I don't see this beastie on the 64bit java install.
>
> --
> Until later, Geoffrey
>
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Chad M. Huneycutt