HOWTO: Installing Java for firefox.

[ubuntu-geek]

If you want to install java with firefox download the java file here and then run:

sudo chmod a+x j2re-1_4_2_05-linux-i586.bin ./j2re-1_4_2_05-linux-i586.bin sudo mv j2re-1_4_2_05 /usr/local/ cd /home/username/.mozilla/plugins ln -s /usr/local/j2re1.4.2_05/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so libjavaplugin_oji.so

This will give you working java in firefox

[flygmaskin]

Well, It did not give me working java. But it broke firefox, always something

[disposable]

You just need to add a "libjavaplugin_oji.so" to the end of the last command.

ln -s /usr/local/j2re1.4.2_05/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so libjavaplugin_oji.so

[ubuntu-geek]

fixed

[Jakomcbean]

Sounds great . Any Idea how to do this on a PPC machine?

[ubuntu-geek]

check out this info over at the mozilla site for firefox and mac..

http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/faqs/java.html#MacOSX

[Artificial Intelligence]

Funny my firefox doesn't have a plugin folder

This is what I have:

root@Universe:/home/orion/.mozilla # dir
appreg firefox pluginreg.dat

then I checked under firefox folder:

root@Universe:/home/orion/.mozilla # cd firefox
root@Universe:/home/orion/.mozilla/firefox # dir
default.7zs profiles.ini
root@Universe:/home/orion/.mozilla/firefox #

anysuggestions?

[ubuntu-geek]

just do a quick

mkdir /home/username/.mozilla/plugins

that should do it for you.

[Artificial Intelligence]

okay thanks

[spoetnik]

Problem after:
"sudo chmod u+x j2re-1_4_2_05-linux-i586.bin
./j2re-1_4_2_05-linux-i586.bin
"
I get an, "Cannot execute binary file"

Please help.....