sun java vs Fedora

[Paul Howarth]

Jack Howarth wrote:
>    Is there any chance the problems with using the Sun Java plugin
> with Fedora Core 4 or 5 will be resolved soon? I have been unable to
> use the java plugin as installed by either the jpackage nosrc rpms or
> manually installing the binary installer for linux on either FC4 or
> FC5. This is across about 7 machines I have installed here. In all
> cases I end up with a red X when I attempt to load the java applet
> at the testvm web page...
> 
> http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml
> 
> This problem is really getting old and makes MacOS X look like a
> better choice for a workstation.
>                      Jack
> ps I can't believe this problem doesn't get more discussion here
> as it is a major regression. FYI, I tried the latest b87 release
> of Java 1.6 and it doesn't work any better.
> 

I don't know what you're on about to be honest. I have yet to see an FC4 
or FC5 (i386) box for which the JPackage method does *not* work:
http://www.city-fan.org/tips/JpackageJava

For x86_64, there is no browser plugin, so I wouldn't expect that to work.

Paul.