New subject: Javascript problem Fedora 16

22 Oct 2012


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From: Reindl Harald h.reindl@thelounge.net
To: users@lists.fedoraproject.org;
CC: arelem@bigpond.com;
Subject: Re: Javascript problem Fedora 16
Am 22.10.2012 11:13, schrieb Roger:
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I do hope someone can help me here.
I am learning Ruby on Rails.
It requires javascript to be installed for both Firefox and Chromium browsers.
Following the instructions at http://www.java.com/en/download/help/linux_x64rpm_install.xml
jre installed,
made link sudo ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0_07/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so
Restarted firefox but it does not find jre.
I have <Enable Javascript> enabled in preferences.
Still get Ruby on Rails ExecJS::RuntimeError.
Can someone instruct me in what to do to get jre working on firefox and Chromium in Fedora 16 please.
I have also installed as per instructions at: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/linux_x64_install.xml This also
fails, it appears to be only an upgrade
first: JAVA != JAVASCRIPT - REALLY!
why do you not try the openjdk which starting with JDK7 is
the reference-implementation before mangling with third
party software outside the RPMDB and taint your system?
this is not windows where the frist step is download
something manually from the internet
F16: yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk icedtea-web
F17: yum install java-1.6.0-openjdk icedtea-web
however, i do not know how the rpm-install behaves after manual
dealing with symlinks, without after install the packages all
is working out of the box
Thanks Reindl.
I know that java and javascript are not the same, I thought jre was needed.
Did not know about yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk icedtea-web
I googled install javascript fedora16 for every avenue I could think of but openjdk did not appear otherwise I may have remembered it.
Roger

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