[CentOS] java annoyances

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)
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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.
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