[ale] How can I run *.jnlp (Java apps) from Firefox?

[David Corbin]

On Friday 27 October 2006 16:21, James Sumners wrote:
> As far as I am aware, you only need to add the path to javaws to your
> $PATH.
>
> export PATH=$PATH:`which javaws`
>

When he "downloads" the .jnlp file, Firefox should ask what to do with you it.  
Your Java installation should have a javaws executable that you can use to 
run it.  I'm not sure putting it on the path is enough.

> On 10/27/06, John Mills <johnmills at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> > ALErs -
> >
> > I have Firefox-1.5.0.7 on my SuSE-10.1 box and need to run Java apps from
> > a server (as Windows uses 'javaws'). What should I install and how should
> > I identify the app or plug-in with JNLP files? (The /etc/mime.types entry
> > does exist.)
> >
> > TIA.
> >  - Mills