Hi, I missed the most posts of the thread so let me say those few words. First of all I use Java or OpenOffice.org from producers' websites. They are always "fresh" and installable in RHEL. I assume too, that the i386 and amd64 versions work the same way, only the lib names can be different. Thirdly, I cannot say now what method I used lately but either of them worked flawlessly. I installed Scientific Linux (CentOS) several times without any snags. So, 1. The latest Java is attached to the latest OpenOffice.org RPMs. http://download.openoffice.org/other.html 2. Java RPM can be downloaded from Oracle page: http://www.java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp?locale=en&host=www.java.com test Java: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml Java directory with Java libs and plugins: /usr/java/jre1.6.0_21/lib/amd64 I use to place OpenOffice.org in /opt directory. Java is installed here: /opt/openoffice.org/ure It must be working as it always worked here. ;-) Best regards, Przemysław Pawełczyk -- >>> Please do NOT Cc me on Mailing Lists <<< Przemysław Pawełczyk (P2O2) [pron. Pshemislav Paveltchick] http://pp.blast.pl, pp_o2 at o2.pl On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:11:40 +0800 topeak <topeak95 at gmail.com> wrote: > yesterday, i resolved the issue. > > type about:plugins in url box, then there is a link to firefox plugin > document. > > at first, i used firefix-3.6. the java plugin always did not work. > later, i changed the jdk version. it still not work. > last, i changed to used firefox-3.5, then it's OK. > > therefor, you can change the firefox version to 3.5. > > notice, link /path-to-jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so to > ~/mozila/plugins, not copy. > > > 2010/11/14 Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net> > > > On Sat, 13 Nov 2010, Barry Brimer wrote: > > > > > To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > > > From: Barry Brimer <lists at brimer.org> > > > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Confused about Java browser plugin for > > > Firefox > > > > > >> Any advice on how to go about that without jumping through > > >> burning > > loops? A > > >> pointer to some concise documentation or, even better, a short > > >> and > > working > > >> step-by-step HOWTO? > > > > > > The problem may be that in Firefox 3.6.6 (or some time close to > > > that) the name of the Java plugin changed. It is no longer > > > libjavaplugin_oji.so, rather it is now libnpjp2.so. It also > > > changed locations within the installed JRE as well. If you have > > > the current JRE installed, you should be able to get it working > > > with the following command run as root: > > > > > > ln > > > -s /usr/java/latest/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ > > > > > > HTH, > > > Barry > > > > There's a thread in the Centos 5 forum: > > > > > > https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=27062&forum=38&post_id=111135#forumpost111135 > > > > HTH > > > > Keith Roberts > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20101114/442fcf3e/attachment-0005.sig>