[ale] installing java runtime on 6 bit RHEL

[Geoffrey]

Geoffrey wrote:
> 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

On my 32 bit machine I have:

/usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

I don't see this beastie on the 64bit java install.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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