Howto Install 32 bit Firefox with Flash w/sound and Java for AMD64

[Angafirith]

I finally, after installing at least 5 different 32 bit browsers (Firefox32, Firefox2-32, Iceweasel32 from the original post and Firefox 3 and Swiftfox), I finally managed to get Java working in one: Swiftfox. It still does not work in IceWeasel, and I have not tested the others yet.

I went to the following page: http://java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml

It crashed Java, which is what I expected. I went into the preferences, disabled Java, and reloaded the page. Then, I re-enabled Java and reloaded again. Everything worked after that.

I'm having a different issue now, though. Depending on the order that I start the processes, they seem to be joining up incorrectly. I had wanted to have the two browsers running at the same time. I set up separate profiles, but they're still connecting in certain circumstances.

EDIT: Nov 10 11:30
I'm an idiot and put the wrong link in.

[gratefulfrog]

Hi!

This is a great thread!

I have a little problem: after installing firefox 2 and the plugins using the script, I get an error from the synaptic update manager saying that my index is broken and I have to run apg-get install -f. When I do that, a new java j2rel.4 is installed?

Any ideas?

Cheers,
GF

[Kilz]

I finally, after installing at least 5 different 32 bit browsers (Firefox32, Firefox2-32, Iceweasel32 from the original post and Firefox 3 and Swiftfox), I finally managed to get Java working in one: Swiftfox. It still does not work in IceWeasel, and I have not tested the others yet.

I went to the following page: http://java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml

It crashed Java, which is what I expected. I went into the preferences, disabled Java, and reloaded the page. Then, I re-enabled Java and reloaded again. Everything worked after that.

I'm having a different issue now, though. Depending on the order that I start the processes, they seem to be joining up incorrectly. I had wanted to have the two browsers running at the same time. I set up separate profiles, but they're still connecting in certain circumstances.

EDIT: Nov 10 11:30
I'm an idiot and put the wrong link in.

I do not recomment Swiftfox to any user. If the problem is with it , you may have a hard time getting it to work.
On the other browsers, what method did you follow , the automatic setup script, or the manual howto?

[Kilz]

Hi!

This is a great thread!

I have a little problem: after installing firefox 2 and the plugins using the script, I get an error from the synaptic update manager saying that my index is broken and I have to run apg-get install -f. When I do that, a new java j2rel.4 is installed?

Any ideas?

Cheers,
GF

It may be installing a newer version. Does the java plugin work?

[gratefulfrog]

It may be installing a newer version. Does the java plugin work?

The java plugin worked after running the script, and it still worked after synaptic installed j2rel.4 (a big download). I'm not sure what actually happened, but all is well now!

Let me know if you want me to do any more research!

Cheers,
GF.

[holycalamity]

Hi there. The automatic install seems to go fine. But when I run firefox32 from the terminal I get this error:

/usr/local/firefox32/run-mozilla.sh: 424: /usr/local/firefox32/firefox-bin: not found

I tried the manual install, but got the below. Can anyone help?

x@x:~$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2 lib32ncurses5 ia32-libs-sdl ia32-libs-gtk gsfonts gsfonts-x11 linux32
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
gsfonts is already the newest version.
linux32 is already the newest version.
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
  ia32-libs: Depends: lib32stdc++6 but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: lib32gcc1 but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: lib32z1 but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: libc6-i386 but it is not going to be installed
  ia32-libs-sdl: Depends: lib32gcc1 but it is not going to be installed
                 Depends: lib32z1 but it is not going to be installed
  lib32asound2: Depends: libc6-i386 (>= 2.4-1) but it is not going to be installed
  lib32ncurses5: Depends: libc6-i386 (>= 2.4-1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

[Kilz]

Hi there. The automatic install seems to go fine. But when I run firefox32 from the terminal I get this error:

/usr/local/firefox32/run-mozilla.sh: 424: /usr/local/firefox32/firefox-bin: not found

I tried the manual install, but got the below. Can anyone help?

x@x:~$ sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2 lib32ncurses5 ia32-libs-sdl ia32-libs-gtk gsfonts gsfonts-x11 linux32
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
gsfonts is already the newest version.
linux32 is already the newest version.
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
  ia32-libs: Depends: lib32stdc++6 but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: lib32gcc1 but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: lib32z1 but it is not going to be installed
             Depends: libc6-i386 but it is not going to be installed
  ia32-libs-sdl: Depends: lib32gcc1 but it is not going to be installed
                 Depends: lib32z1 but it is not going to be installed
  lib32asound2: Depends: libc6-i386 (>= 2.4-1) but it is not going to be installed
  lib32ncurses5: Depends: libc6-i386 (>= 2.4-1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

Ok, I need some information from you. What version of Ubuntu are you running, are you running Kubuntu or Xubuntu?

[Kilz]

The java plugin worked after running the script, and it still worked after synaptic installed j2rel.4 (a big download). I'm not sure what actually happened, but all is well now!

Let me know if you want me to do any more research!

Cheers,
GF.

It looks like it just upgraded to a newer version. Thanks for the info, because Im not running Edgy. So everything I learn from others will help people down the road.

[RobertR]

G'day,

Great how to.
I am stuck on installing Firefox.. I tried using the base plugins install. I already had the 64 bit version of Firefox installed. So I tried your suggestion:

sudo rm /usr/bin/firefox
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/firefox32 /usr/bin/firefox

And I found that Firefox32 did not exist.
So I ran firefox32-1.5.0.7-2-ubuntu-amd64.deb and it says:

firefox32 depends on linux32; however:
Package linux32 is not installed.
firefox32 depends on gsfonts-x11; however:
Package gsfonts-x11 is not installed.
dpkg:error processing firefox32 (--install):
dependancy problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
firefox32

I am installing these packages and will let you know the results.

[Kilz]

G'day,

Great how to.
I am stuck on installing Firefox.. I tried using the base plugins install. I already had the 64 bit version of Firefox installed. So I tried your suggestion:

sudo rm /usr/bin/firefox
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/firefox32 /usr/bin/firefox

And I found that Firefox32 did not exist.
So I ran firefox32-1.5.0.7-2-ubuntu-amd64.deb and it says:

firefox32 depends on linux32; however:
Package linux32 is not installed.
firefox32 depends on gsfonts-x11; however:
Package gsfonts-x11 is not installed.
dpkg:error processing firefox32 (--install):
dependancy problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
firefox32

I am installing these packages and will let you know the results.

Cool, but if you followed the manual howto, installing those packages should have been the first step. I also dont recomment completly replacing the 64bit firefox. The instructions on how to do it are for those who "must" have it that way.