[ale] java frustrations

[Tim Watts]

Other things to look at:

In firefox enter about:config. Filter on 'plugin' and set
plugin.expose_full_path to true. Then enter URL about:plugins and note
the directory it's getting other plugins from. Mine
is /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins. It has a symlink for libjavaplugin.so which
points to the /etc/alternatives thing i mentioned earlier.



On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 11:39 -0500, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
> Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> > It does talk about "creating a link under the firefox/plugins directory"
> > above the actual link command.
> > 
> > It probably should make it explicit in the later step but I think the
> > post made it clear the issue was which library and not the location.
> > 
> > On CentOS/RHEL this is under /usr/lib/firefox (or /usr/lib/firefox<ver>)
> 
> No plugins directory there either.  I created one, created the link, 
> still no love.  See, this is why Linux fails adoption by the mass of users.
> 
> This should be so simple.
> 
> > 
> > Also that changes it globally (you need to do it as root).   A later
> > post in the thread also mentions changes to an individual user's setup
> > that might be necessary as well.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> > Geoffrey Myers
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:04 AM
> > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> > Subject: Re: [ale] java frustrations
> > 
> > Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> >> Yep - most of the documentation is wrong about which library.
> >>
> >> Have a look at this for CentOS5: 
> >>
> > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/getting-java-pl
> > ugin-to-work-on-centos-5-linux-with-firefox-3-6-x-825409/
> > 
> > Suggests:
> > 
> > ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0_23/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so .
> > 
> > doesn't say where . is, but I tried:
> > 
> > ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0_23/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 
> > /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libnpjp2.so
> > 
> > Still no love.
> > 
> > 
> >>
> >> -----Original Message----- From: ale-bounces at ale.org
> >> [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Pete Hardie Sent:
> >> Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:34 AM To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts 
> >> Subject: Re: [ale] java frustrations
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:26, Geoffrey Myers 
> >> <lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
> >>> This is one of the things that just frustrates me.  New install,
> >>> have to get java working with browser.  Install the jre rpm, open
> >>> browser, no love.
> >>>
> >>> Now I've got to go and figure out how to fix this.  Used to be, you
> >>>  linked a .so from the rpm to the plugins directory for firefox.
> >>>
> >>> firefox 3.6, there is no plugins directory.
> >>>
> >>> I fixed this before, but can't recall the solution.  Anyone?
> >> The plugin has a different name now - libjavaplugin_oji.so and 
> >> libnpjp2.so in F13, for me
> >>
> >>
> >>> -- 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 
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> >>
> > 
> > 
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