Fresh install on a brand new box (Dell Precision 3500) of 5.6. I install Sun java-1.6.0_26-b03, Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.1-b02, mixed mode) <snip> A followup: from Oracle's website, at <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/manual-plugin-install-linux-136395.html>: Excerpt: Notes * The classic plugin file was located here: <JRE>/plugin/i386/javaplugin-oji.so This file should no longer be used and all symbolic links to it removed. --- end excerpt --- mark