[CentOS] Getting JRE working in Firefox

[Robert Moskowitz]

Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
> Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>   
>> Ray Van Dolson wrote:
>>     
>>> On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 11:12:14AM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> I think I followed your instructions (I am dyslexic and basically flunked 
>>>> High School Spanish back in the '60s), but still not working.  Here is what 
>>>> I get:
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Have you actually installed the plugin in Firefox though?
>>>
>>>   # cd /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.12/plugins
>>>   # ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-sun-1.6.0.3/jre/plugins/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so .
>>>
>>> Your path to libjavaplugin_oji.so will be different most likely.
>>>   
>>>       
>> Uh, I see more 'challenges'
>>
>> ls /usr/lib/jvm
>> java-1.4.2-gcj-1.4.2.0 jre-1.4.2 jre-1.4.2-gcj jre-gcj
>>
>> So where is 6.5?
>>
>> locate libjavaplugin_oji
>>
>> /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_05/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
>> /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_05/jre/plugin/i386/ns7-gcc29/libjavaplugin_oji.so
>> /usr/java/jre1.6.0_05/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
>>     
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> That's the one
>
> ln -s /usr/java/default/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.12/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
>
> Using 'default' should make the link stay valid across upgrades.
>   
I do not have a plugin directory under /usr/java/default
>   
>> /usr/java/jre1.6.0_05/plugin/i386/ns7-gcc29/libjavaplugin_oji.so
>>
>>
>> Please advise...
>>
>> ANd with all I have done, documenting what is needed will be a bear!
>>     
>
> -Ross
>
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