Java plugin for Mozilla

[Leonard Soetedjo]

On 04 January 2006 pm 19:44, Patrick Derwael wrote:
> On Wed, January 4, 2006 9:32 am, Leonard Soetedjo said:
> > On 04 January 2006 pm 16:11, Patrick Derwael wrote:
> >> Leonard,
> >>
> >> I have tested the plugin on the Java website
> >> http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp
> >>
> >> "about:plugins" says:
> >>
> >> Default Plugin
> >>
> >>     File name: libnullplugin.so
> >>     The default plugin handles plugin data for mimetypes and extensions
> >> that are not specified and facilitates downloading of new plugins.
> >>
> >> MIME Types: *
> >> Description: All types
> >> Suffixes: .*
> >> Enabled: No
> >>
> >> Does this makes any sense to you ?
> >
> > Seems like mozilla does not know there's a Java plugin.  In my browser, I
> > have:
> >
> > Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_06-b05
> >
> >     File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
> >     Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_06
> >
> > I suppose you linked the ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so to
> > the /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins (rather than the ns7-gcc29)?
> >
> > I think it's better for you to install the Java JVM by using Sun's file
> > and
> > JPackage's RPM like Ashok have given you the link.  For mine, I did the
> > JPackage way.
> >
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> Well,
>
> I have strictly follwed thethe instructions (thanks Ashok for the link !):
>
> downloaded jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin, ran it and linked
>
> /opt/jre1.5.0_06/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
>
> to
>
> /usr/lib/mozilla-1.7.12/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
>
> But still cant use the plugin. It still does not show up in "about:plugins"

Did you do a soft link?

Regards,

Leonard Soetedjo