How to install Java/Frefox in FC6 -

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 19 December 2006 07:42, Craig White wrote:
>On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 23:13 -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
>> On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 07:41 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>> > Tim wrote:
>> > > Today, when I tried the link from the Stanton-Finley site, Sun
>> > > didn't redirect me to the latest, but stayed at the release number
>> > > the link was intended for (1.5.x).  It's now jre1.5.0_10 instead
>> > > of jre1.5.0_8, so the paths in the examples to copy and paste need
>> > > correcting.  That done, it worked, but the test page wants to
>> > > install a JRE plug in, even though it's apparently working, and
>> > > tells me I'm using an old version.  The games apparently work (not
>> > > that *I* can play them).
>>
>> Mine did the very same thing until I closed my browser and started it
>> up again, then I passed with flying colors. I use the jre...bin file
>> instead of the rpm. As I've written, I stick it in /opt. Then I chmod
>> 755 the file (as root), execute it, it unpacks into it's directory and
>> then I link that directory to /opt/java. My links in the mozilla /
>> firefox and ~/.mozilla all point
>> to: /opt/java/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
>>
>> Next time I update I need only change one link. Nifty... works. I just
>> don't trust java and rpm in the same breath, not yet. Ric
>
>----
>with that kind of logic, why bother using an rpm distribution at all?
>
>Craig

Because rpm needs help?  A blasphemous thought now isn't it...

rpm is being forked because the maintainers aren't responsive to such 
issues.  This may not be the ideal situation, but it sure beats doing 
nothing.

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