[ale] Java applets in Galeon/Mozilla

[Fulton Green]

Actually, it's probably best to grab the Java plugin straight from Netscape.
Look for the *latest* Linux release from FTP.Netscape.com , then look for a
file with "jre" in the name and ".xpi" for the extension. Grab that, then
have Mozilla running under root open it (you may be able to drag/drop with
Nautilus). Moz will install the package, but it may appear to hang. If that
happens, simply kill Moz, then  then rerun Moz under your user of choice.

On Sun, Mar 24, 2002 at 09:49:11AM -0500, Jim Philips wrote:
> Two questions:
> 
> Did you install the Java plugin as root?
> 
> Does the plugin show up when you load about:plugins?
> 
> In my experience the Java plugin needs to be installed as root to be
> available to all users.
> 
> On Sat, 2002-03-23 at 22:27, Kevin Krumwiede wrote:
> > When I first encountered a page with Java applets, Galeon asked me if I
> > wanted to install the plugin.  I said yes and it opened a page on
> > netscape.com with Javascript buttons that don't work.  (Javascript
> > enabled is checked.)  So I tried to install a plugin by hand.  I
> > downloaded JDK 1.3 (1.4 is flaky IMO) and then:
> > 
> > # cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
> > # ln -s
> > /usr/local/java/jdk1.3.1_2/jre/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so
> > 
> > And created symlinks in /usr/local/bin to all the binaries in
> > /usr/local/java/jdk1.3.1_2/bin.
> > 
> > Now when I load a page with applets, they just show up as gray boxes
> > that say "Loading Java applet..."
> > 

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