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aych
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 Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:22 pm Post subject: Firefox and Java |
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I hope this falls under multimedia.
I am running KDE 4.2 with Firefox 3.5 (mozilla-firefox-bin). I am trying to get java support for it. So far I have reinstalled with the "java" use flag, I have emerged sun-java-jre and also sun-java-jdk. I have created a symbolic link of the plugin to /opt/firefox/plugins and I have also tried the eselect method from the wiki. I am at a loss. everything seems to check out. java-config seems to report the right thing, but firefox will not support java!
any helpful tips?
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hoacker
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: Firefox and Java |
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| aych wrote: | | I have created a symbolic link of the plugin to /opt/firefox/plugins |
That should not be necessary, everything should be fine with emerging sun-jdk and using eselect java-nsplugin. If your system is 64bit you need to set the 32bit java-nsplugin since firefox-bin is 32bit (if I'm not mistaken).
Can you give us the output of eselect java-nsplugin list, please? |
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aych
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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that is probably why. this is my first 64bit linux. I will post the results when i get home.
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aych
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| if I compiled a 64bit of firefox would it work? i do not see a 64bit in portage? perhaps I need to get it from mozilla? |
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hoacker
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| aych wrote: | | if I compiled a 64bit of firefox would it work? i do not see a 64bit in portage? perhaps I need to get it from mozilla? |
If you emerge "www-client/mozilla-firefox" you get a firefox that matches your system (64bit firefox on 64bit systems, 32bit firefox on 32bit systems) as the sources are compiled accordingly. Mozilla-firefox-bin is only available 32bit. |
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aych
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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# eselect java-nsplugin list
Available 32-bit Java browser plugins
Available 64-bit Java browser plugins
[1] icedtea6-bin
[2] sun-jdk-1.6 current
that is my listing of pluugins |
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aych
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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| you were right! I recompiled to 64bit and now it all works. Its amazingly fast as well. unfortunately, it is back to version 3.0. I need to find a version 3.5 somewhere... |
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