- HOW TO UPDATE JAVA PLUGIN FOR FIREFOX UBUNTU HOW TO
- HOW TO UPDATE JAVA PLUGIN FOR FIREFOX UBUNTU INSTALL
I have tried just about every solution offered (I think) and have yet to find a workable answer. Plugin_dir="$j2se_base/jre/plugin/$arch_dir"īefore building the package with make-jpkg.
HOW TO UPDATE JAVA PLUGIN FOR FIREFOX UBUNTU INSTALL
I guess that by changing the mozilla-javaplugin.so and the netscape-javaplugin.so one will be able to get these programs to work properly as well.Īnother way to solve this problem is to update the install file in /usr/share/java-package/sun-j2sdk1.5 by changing: usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-sun/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-sun/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so Whether or not this is because Sun changed the directory layout, or the make-jpkg doesn't set it up properly I am not sure, however by changing the symbolic link for I tried to install the Sun J2SDK 1.5.0 update 2 using the method above, however it still didn't install the plugin.Īfter some research I found out that the firefox plugin is "installed" by creating a symbolic link to a symbolic link in the /etc/alternatives directory, which points to a non-existing file. You should see Java(TM) Plug-in Blackdown-1.4.2-01 Verify that java has been installed correctly as a java envirement and mozilla-firefox plugin, You don't have to fill your mail and other info asked just press enter, when this finished you will find blackdown-j2sdk1.4_1.4.2+01_b in the same folder $ sudo apt-get install java-package fakeroot Go to the folder where you downloaded the.
HOW TO UPDATE JAVA PLUGIN FOR FIREFOX UBUNTU HOW TO
The purpose of this HOWTO: is how to install J2SDK or J2RE (i will consider you will install J2SDK in this HOWTO) with mozilla-firefox java plugin as debian packages, not directly from sources.įirst you need to download J2SDK or J2RE from I don't know if this solution has been discussed before, because it differ than the one available in if yes i apologise for this