Java plugin for Mozilla

[Patrick Derwael]

On Wed, January 4, 2006 9:32 am, Leonard Soetedjo said:
> On 04 January 2006 pm 16:11, Patrick Derwael wrote:
>> Leonard,
>>
>> I have tested the plugin on the Java website
>> http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp
>>
>> "about:plugins" says:
>>
>> Default Plugin
>>
>>     File name: libnullplugin.so
>>     The default plugin handles plugin data for mimetypes and extensions
>> that are not specified and facilitates downloading of new plugins.
>>
>> MIME Types: *
>> Description: All types
>> Suffixes: .*
>> Enabled: No
>>
>> Does this makes any sense to you ?
>
> Seems like mozilla does not know there's a Java plugin.  In my browser, I
> have:
>
> Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_06-b05
>
>     File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
>     Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_06
>
> I suppose you linked the ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so to
> the /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins (rather than the ns7-gcc29)?
>
> I think it's better for you to install the Java JVM by using Sun's file
> and
> JPackage's RPM like Ashok have given you the link.  For mine, I did the
> JPackage way.
>
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Well,

I have strictly follwed thethe instructions (thanks Ashok for the link !):

downloaded jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin, ran it and linked

/opt/jre1.5.0_06/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

to

/usr/lib/mozilla-1.7.12/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so

But still cant use the plugin. It still does not show up in "about:plugins"

Would this be

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P. Derwael
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