java plugin firefox and ibm's website

[Mike Hoy]

this worked!
thx
mike h

>>>1. download jre-1_5_0_01-linux-i586-rpm.bin from Sun (go to 
>>>http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp and select the "Linux RPM 
>>>(self-extracting file)")
>>>2. run it to extract jre-1_5_0_01-linux-i586.rpm
>>>3. rpm -ivh jre-1_5_0_01-linux-i586.rpm
>>>4. cd /usr/lib/firefox-1.0/plugins
>>>5. ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0_01/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so .
>>>6. restart Firefox
>>>      
>>>
>>ok i'll try this again, it could be that i chose the wrong file, they 
>>have 2 .bin files i must have chose the *Linux (self-extracting file)*
>>(filesize: 15.8 MB)
>>
>>instead of the *Linux RPM (self-extracting file)*
>>(filesize: 15.4 MB)
>>
>>well get back in a few.
>>
>>thx
>>mike
>>