Re: [opensuse] Firefox and Java



BandiPat wrote:

that has been working fine for many months. I even downloaded the
Java 1.6 update rpm and installed it but they only tell how to
install it for mozilla, not firefox. Any help would be appreciated.

Richard

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Rich,
Just do a search, whereis or locate, to find your Firefox directory in
your system, then go to the plugins directory to see if the java plugin
is pointing to the right place. Many times these tend to get
misdirected and are pointing to something non-existent or the old
location of java.

You can check the plugins in Firefox by typing "about:plugins" in the
url area.

regards,
Lee

Lee,

That was one heck of a security upgrade! I hope I don't need 1.4.2 anymore.

They moved it, I mean java...completely and utterly moved it from
/usr/lib/java.version to /usr/java/rel.version

No wonder the links were broken. Not only that, the library name was
changed. Oh, I hasten to point out that *something* erased the
contents of everything in the /usr/lib/java.version directories except
the folders themselves so I couldn't simply repoint the links. Anyhow,
I did get it working. I just wish "they" wouldn't diddle-fart with
stuff without warning us of possible side-effects, and I wish Firefox
would 'just work' like Konqueror does with the default locations of java
when it installs....but that would be too much to ask :) At least this
isn't Windoze where I couldn't fix it without paying Redmond for an
upgrade and re-registering and entering a 1000 digit security code off
the DVD.

Richard
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