On 12/30/2014 06:48 AM, Michael Schwendt wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:37:27 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
And it is installed on the system. Or it seems so:
# java -version openjdk version "1.8.0_25" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_25-b18) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.25-b02, mixed mode)
So what is Firefoxes problem?
It doesn't look for the "java" executable but for a plugin.
"yum search java browser plug" finds the "icedtea-web" package, which you will need to install.
Ah. I have a history of rather weak search foo. And I did read up about icetea as the code name for the Fedora JRE. Should have guessed the rest.
It's a bit unfortunate that "yum search java browser plugin" is not successful, because some packages spell it "plugin" while others spell it "plug-in".
You know how they say that constancy is overrated. And that variety is the spice of life. ;)
My wife was not pleased with how late I was at the computer last night...