HELP!!! I Borked Java...

[Christopher A Williams]

I tried following the guides to install SunOracle Java 1.6 Update 23 on
my F14 x64 system. It got completely messed up.

Now I am unable to get back my OpenJDK java plugin working in Firefox.

Is there a magic incantation that will cure this - assuming that I would
have to start from scratch with openJDK?

I have tried reinstalling java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin.x86_64 to no avail
so far. I know there must be more to do than this...

Cheers,

Chris

[Joe Zeff]

On 01/14/2011 05:19 PM, Christopher A. Williams wrote:
> I have tried reinstalling java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin.x86_64 to no avail
> so far. I know there must be more to do than this...

Have you uninstalled SunOracle Java?  If not, it might well be a good idea.

[Christopher A Williams]

On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 17:28 -0800, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 01/14/2011 05:19 PM, Christopher A. Williams wrote:
> > I have tried reinstalling java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin.x86_64 to no avail
> > so far. I know there must be more to do than this...
>
> Have you uninstalled SunOracle Java?  If not, it might well be a good idea.

Yes - SunOracle Java is uninstalled.

I can see that it is working via:

alternatives --config java and java -version

The issue is that the java plugin is still not showing up The
alternatives command to install the Sun java plugin didn't do anything
except apparently break the open-jdk plugin, and the similar command to
remove it also did nothing - including failing to "un-break" the openjdk
plugin.

I think I might have issued something wrong with the alternatives
command wrt the openjdk plugin, but I'm not sure, and I don't know what
to do to try and fix it.

Cheers,

Chris

[Christopher A Williams]

On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 19:25 -0700, Christopher A. Williams wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 17:28 -0800, Joe Zeff wrote:
> > On 01/14/2011 05:19 PM, Christopher A. Williams wrote:
> > > I have tried reinstalling java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin.x86_64 to no avail
> > > so far. I know there must be more to do than this...
> >
> > Have you uninstalled SunOracle Java?  If not, it might well be a good idea.
>
> Yes - SunOracle Java is uninstalled.
>
> I can see that it is working via:
>
> alternatives --config java and java -version
>
> The issue is that the java plugin is still not showing up The
> alternatives command to install the Sun java plugin didn't do anything
> except apparently break the open-jdk plugin, and the similar command to
> remove it also did nothing - including failing to "un-break" the openjdk
> plugin.
>
> I think I might have issued something wrong with the alternatives
> command wrt the openjdk plugin, but I'm not sure, and I don't know what
> to do to try and fix it.

OK - I found a way to get the java plugin working. Instructions at:

http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f14.html

Provided a workable solution. So for now I have reinstalled Sun Java
based on these instructions and it appears to be working.

Cheers,

Chris

[linux guy]

On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 20:29 -0700, Christopher A. Williams wrote:
> OK - I found a way to get the java plugin working. Instructions at:
>
> http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f14.html
>
> Provided a workable solution. So for now I have reinstalled Sun Java
> based on these instructions and it appears to be working.

I borked my Java and this was extremely helpful.

Thank you.   Here is your hero cookie.   Enjoy.

LG

[Chris Smart]

On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Christopher A. Williams
 wrote:
> I tried following the guides to install SunOracle Java 1.6 Update 23 on
> my F14 x64 system. It got completely messed up.

This might help get Sun Java working, if you want to:
http://oliver.net.au/?p=92

-c