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This release of Fedora Core includes a preview release of `gcjwebplugin`, a Firefox
plugin for Java applets. `gcjwebplugin` is not enabled by default because although the
security implementation in `GNU Classpath` is being actively developed, it is not mature
enough to run untrusted applets safely. That said, the AWT and Swing implementations in
`GNU Classpath` are now sufficiently mature that they can run many applets deployed on the
web. Adventurous users who want to try `gcjwebplugin` can read
`/usr/share/doc/libgcj-4.1.1/README.libgcjwebplugin.so`, as installed by the `gcc` rpm.
The README explains how to enable the plugin and the risks associated with doing so.
+ If it still does not work, one could try install Sun's JRE at
http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp . Please read its provided instructions for
installation. To setup such for Java applets handling on Firefox, please read
JreOnFirefox.
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= Fedora and the JPackage Java Packages =
Fedora Core includes many packages derived from the JPackage Project, which provides a
Java software repository. These packages are modified in Fedora to remove proprietary
software dependencies and to make use of GCJ's ahead-of-time compilation feature. Use
the Fedora repositories to update these packages, or use the JPackage repository for
packages not provided by Fedora. Refer to the JPackage website at
http://jpackage.org for
more information on the project and the software it provides.