Re: Java Access in Firefox

[Stephen Morris]

On 18/05/16 12:06, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> On 05/17/2016 06:26 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> > On 09/05/16 17:36, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> > > On 05/08/2016 05:36 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:
> > > >  I am currently using Firefox 49.0a1 on both Linux and Windows and
> > > >
> > > > on both systems Firefox will not activate Java, this has been the case
> > > > for several versions of Firefox. I have to java plugin in the
> > > > appropriate mozilla directories, but Firefox will still not use it. I
> > > > have also checked about:config and there appears to be no java entries
> > > > in there whatsoever.
> > > >  Does anyone know any way to activate Java in these versions of
> > > >
> > > > Firefox?
> > >
> > > You shouldn't have to do any manual linking or copying. Install the
> > > icedtea-web package and it should just work.  I've been using it for a
> > > long time.
> >
> > I have installed the icedtea-web package and have placed a link from the
> > firefox plugins directory to where the icedtea-web package installs the
> > plugin. This needs to be done because the upstream version of 64 bit
> > firefox is compatible with Ubuntu and not with Fedora.
>
> Why aren't you just using the Fedora packaged Firefox?

Because I wanted to use the same version of Firefox across all of the 
operating systems I use. I use the nightly version of Firefox.

regards,
Steve
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