[ale] installing java runtime on 6 bit RHEL

[Geoffrey]

Michael Trausch wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 07:55 -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
>> Trying to get java runtime installed on my 64 bit box.  I've followed 
>> the instructions at:
>>
>> http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000011400.xml#install
>>
>> In previous installations, I always had to link a .so from the java 
>> install to my firefox plugins directory.
>>
>> The instructions above do not make any such reference.  Java is not 
>> working in my browser, so I know somethings not right.
>>
>> Any pointers as to how to get this working would be greatly
>> appreciated.
> 
> Check /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins (or whatever the path is on RHEL systems)
> to see if there is a .so there.  Also, if you use Chrome, the path would
> be the same; it checks all of Firefox's plugin locations.

So I find a /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins

No reference to any java libs.  Is there a java lib I should link to 
that location?  The only thing I see in the java dir that makes sense is:

/usr/java/latest/lib/amd64/libjavaplugin_jni.so

but no joy if I link that to /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins

> I have had limited success with 64-bit Java in the browser (though it
> has worked perfectly fine for me outside of the browser with normal Java
> applications).  That said, I avoid using the JVM if I can; it's just too
> much of a resource hog, even on my relatively decent hardware.

Don't have a choice, have to run 64 bit and have to run java enabled 
browser.  Corporate requirements.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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