[ale] installing java runtime on 6 bit RHEL

[Geoffrey]

Chad Huneycutt wrote:
> 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.

That was it dude, thanks.  That works for 64 bit too!

> 
> - 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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>> the pretense of taking care of them."
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-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

"I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson