[ale] java frustrations

[Lightner, Jeff]

Don't confuse java and the java plugin library.

I've never had to muck with the java binary itself as you're suggesting.
(Well I have but not for firefox - We have Oracle apps that are
dependent on the java binary and sometimes require a specific version
(e.g. 1.4 instead of 1.6).

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Geoffrey Myers
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:28 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] java frustrations

Tim Watts wrote:
> I suspect it's that /etc/alternatives that's screwing things up.
> 
> What does 'ls -l /usr/bin/java /etc/alternatives/java' say?
> 
> If it's not pointing the the JRE you expect, use (in Ubuntu)
> update-java-alternatives

  ls -l /usr/bin/java /etc/alternatives/java
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 46 Dec 28 19:59 /etc/alternatives/java -> 
/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk.x86_64/bin/java
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Dec 28 16:56 /usr/bin/java -> 
/etc/alternatives/java

This is Centos by the way.

Can they possibly make this any more screwed up?

> 
> My ubuntu 10.4 firefox 3.6.13 gets the plugin
> from /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.22/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so and
does
> not use a symlink.
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2011-01-26 at 11:03 -0500, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
>> Lightner, Jeff wrote:
>>> Yep - most of the documentation is wrong about which library.
>>>
>>> Have a look at this for CentOS5: 
>>>
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/getting-java-pl
ugin-to-work-on-centos-5-linux-with-firefox-3-6-x-825409/
>>>
>> Suggests:
>>
>> ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0_23/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so .
>>
>> doesn't say where . is, but I tried:
>>
>> ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0_23/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 
>> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libnpjp2.so
>>
>> Still no love.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: ale-bounces at ale.org
>>> [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Pete Hardie Sent:
>>> Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:34 AM To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts 
>>> Subject: Re: [ale] java frustrations
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:26, Geoffrey Myers 
>>> <lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
>>>> This is one of the things that just frustrates me.  New install,
>>>> have to get java working with browser.  Install the jre rpm, open
>>>> browser, no love.
>>>>
>>>> Now I've got to go and figure out how to fix this.  Used to be, you
>>>>  linked a .so from the rpm to the plugins directory for firefox.
>>>>
>>>> firefox 3.6, there is no plugins directory.
>>>>
>>>> I fixed this before, but can't recall the solution.  Anyone?
>>> The plugin has a different name now - libjavaplugin_oji.so and 
>>> libnpjp2.so in F13, for me
>>>
>>>
>>>> -- Until later, Geoffrey
>>>>
>>>> "I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent the
>>>> government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense
>>>> of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson 
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>>
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-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
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