09-18-06 06:13 PM
Hi,
Not sure if this will help but on my system there are usually several
flavors of firefox left over from previous installs (firefox,
firefox-1.5.0, firefox-1.5.2,etc). I usually end up creating the link
in the first one which is usually something like
/usr/lib/firefox/plugins. then in firefox go to the address bar and
type in "about :plugins" and you should see it listed.
derek.erb@gmail.com wrote:
> I am running Fedora Core 5 and Mozilla Firefox version 1.5.0.6.
>
> I am trying to install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and can get
> it to work. I'm sure I'm missing something stupid I just don't know
> what.
>
> I downloaded the .bin file to my /install/java directory.
>
> In the Terminal I enter the following:
>
> su
> [enter root password]
> cd /install/java
> cp jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin /usr/java
> cd /usr/java
> chmod a+x jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin
> ./jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin
> [License Agreement... More and More and More]
> yes
> rpm -iv jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.rpm
> [installation runs]
>
> cd /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.6/plugins
> ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0_06/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so .
>
> I then open Firefox 1.5.0.6
> Menu Edit -> Preferences
> Content Tab
> Enable Java checkbox is ticked
> Close and Restart Firefox
>
> I then go to
> http://www.java.com/en/download/ins...etect=jre&try=1 to
> Verify the installation.
>
> It doesn't work. The Java applet I need to use, on another site,
> doesn't work either.
>
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Philip Bernstein
ppberns@hvc.rr.com
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