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

[John Mills]

ALErs -

After confirming I did _not_ have 'javaws' from the SuSE 'jre' package, I
downloaded and installed the RPM from Sun's website. This installation
both provided 'javaws' and linked it into my $PATH. Next time I started
Firefox I could open the java-based site I needed.

In reference to the recent 'OT' flames, I'll just say that >95% of my
Linux questions and probably >90% of my 'OT' (usually MsWindoze) questions
get speedy(!) and effective answers here. I really don't know any resource
that compares to ALE, Gentle(?) Readers/Writers. For me that's well worth
hitting 'D' a few times as I go down the index.

Thanks again.
 - Mills

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006, John Mills wrote:

> ALErs -
> 
> Thanks for the help. For some reason the OpenSuSE-10.1 I installed doesn't 
> seem to have javaws, though it has other java componenets. I'll complete 
> the package and file a report.
 
> On Fri, 27 Oct 2006, James Sumners wrote:
 
> > But I distinctly remember only adding javaws to my path the last time
> > I needed to run a java applet that depended on it. I figure the java
> > plugin looks for it in the path and fails to run a javaws applet if it
> > cannot find javaws in the path. If Firefox tries to download the file
> > and you tell it to execute the file with javaws you are essentially
> > adding javaws to your path for Firefox only.
 
> > On 10/27/06, David Corbin <dcorbin at machturtle.com> wrote:
> > > 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.