[LUNI] Ubuntu: java plugin for firefox

[James Velguth]

Tried all 3.

Samir Faci wrote:

>Did you by any chance try typing "Ok" .. or "I Accept' and hitting enter?
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>On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 10:11 PM, James Velguth
><Penguin at waxmoustache.com> wrote:
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>>Thank you Mike but that does not work.  The problem here is the same as
>>before.  That is installing sun-java6-jre displays a "end user licence
>>agreement" with an <OK> at the end.  I cannot click on the <OK> because
>>all I get for a cursor is an "I" and not an arrow or a finger.  I cannot
>>tell the install program that I agree with the eula and that locks up
>>the process.  I can page the screen up and down so I know the computer
>>is not locked up.
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>>Thanks for trying to help and sorry if I seem tense.
>>Jim
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>>Mike Scott wrote:
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>>>The following has worked for me on Ubuntu...
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>>>sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts
>>>sudo update-alternatives --config xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so
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>>>- Mike Scott
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>>>    -------- Original Message --------
>>>    Subject: Re: [LUNI] Ubuntu: java plugin for firefox
>>>    From: James Velguth <Penguin at WaxMoustache.com>
>>>    Date: Tue, February 17, 2009 6:11 pm
>>>    To: "Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical
>>>    Discussion"
>>>    <luni at luni.org>
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>>>    Thank you for replying but this did not work. I started with the sudo
>>>    apt-get install sun-java6-jre which downloaded and opened the eula
>>>    but
>>>    would not let me click on <OK> and I had to close the window to get
>>>    beyond it. Then sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun" was not
>>>    found and the file /etc/jvm does not exist.
>>>    Thanks for trying
>>>    Jim
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>>>    Robert Smith wrote:
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>>>>By default, Ubuntu uses an implementation of Java that is not
>>>>always recognized, particularly by web sites. You need to first
>>>>download Sun Java from the Ubuntu repositories. This can be
>>>>accomplished easiest via Synatptic, but can also be done via
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>>>    apt-get.
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>>>>You want the Java 6 JRE package.
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>>>>sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre
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>>>>Once this has been installed, you have to tell the system that
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>>>    the new
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>>>>version has joined the fold and is default.
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>>>>sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun
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>>>>You will also want to do the following. Open the file /etc/jvm in
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>>>    your
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>>>>favorite editor. This should be done as Root using the sudo command.
>>>>To the top of the file add the following line, then save and exit.
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>>>>/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun
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>>>>HTH
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>>>>--
>>>>Rob Smith
>>>>Posted via Windows 7 Ultimate Beta
>>>>"Because everyone should experience bloatware at least once!"
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>>>>--- On *Tue, 2/17/09, James Velguth /<Penguin at WaxMoustache.com>/*
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>>>>From: James Velguth <Penguin at WaxMoustache.com>
>>>>Subject: [LUNI] Ubuntu: java plugin for firefox
>>>>To: "Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion"
>>>><luni at luni.org>
>>>>Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 12:54 AM
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>>>>Hi all,
>>>>I have tried to install a java plugin for Ubuntu 8.10 on my Toshiba
>>>>Satellite L305 with an Intel Pentium Dual-Core (T3200 chip). It
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>>>>no effect. Since my beloved CODlug is on hiatus I have no choice
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>>>    but to
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>>>>ask here. I have tried to follow the instructions from the CODlug.org
>>>>website "Ubuntu Help community" but it doesn't seem to have the
>>>>exact
>>>>information for 8.10. In Firefox under Tools there is "Manage Content
>>>>Plug-ins" but its grayed.
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>>>>Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion
>>>>http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni
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