Java to Firefox Linking Problem

From: SKooter (zipety_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/29/05 

Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:52:44 +0000

I'm trying to install and link Java to Firefox, running Kubuntu Linux
10.1 and being a 'newbie' I'm probably missing something very obvious.

A. No problem downloading and expanding Java as per the instrucions at
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml#selfextracting

B. However when I try to link it per these instructions:
Enable and Configure

# Mozilla 1.4 and later
# Mozilla 1.2, Netscape 6 and later

Mozilla 1.4 and later

    1. Go to the plugins sub-directory under the Mozilla installation
directory
       cd <Mozilla installation directory>/plugins
    2. In the current directory, create a symbolic link to the JRE
ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so file Type:
       ln -s <JRE installation
directory>/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

       Example:
           * If Mozilla is installed in this directory:
             /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4/
           * and if the JRE is installed at this directory:
             /usr/java/jre1.5.0
           * Then type at the terminal to go to the browser plug-in
directory:
             cd /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4/plugins
           * Enter the following command to create a symbolic link to
the Java Plug-in for the Mozilla browser.
             ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0/plugin/i386/ns7
             /libjavaplugin_oji.so .
    3. Start Mozilla browser or restart it if it is already running.
Note that if you have other Mozilla components (ie: Messenger, Composer,
etc) running, you will need to restart them as well.
    4. Go to Edit > Preferences. Under Advanced category > Select Enable
Java

I get the following results from the terminal window, where I've setup a
"root session" and I'm at a loss on what to try next..

dennis@ubuntu:/usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins$ ln
home/dennis/jre1.5.0_05/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
ln: creating hard link `./libjavaplugin_oji.so' to
`/home/dennis/jre1.5.0_05/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so':
Permission denied

I can't figure out why I get this error message and any help would be
GREATLY appreciated.

TIA
SKooter

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