[CentOS] Getting JRE working in Firefox

[Ross S. W. Walker]

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.

> /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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