Firefox and java plugin

[David]

On 5/8/2012 11:37 AM, Terry Polzin wrote:
> 
> For some reason in firefox the java plugin refuses to install.  In
> order to do my job I have to use jre and not IcedTea or some other what
> I call "fake" java.  I have alternatives set correctly as my f16
> machine but the java 1.6.26 plugin does not show up in about:plugins
> screen or allow my apps to run.  Yes, I am forced to stay at this older
> version of jre due to the limitations of the apps I run.
> 
> ls -l /etc/alternatives/lib*
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 May  8 11:16
> /etc/alternatives/libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 ->
> /usr/java/jre1.6.0_26/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so
> 
> ls -l /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root     41 May  8 11:16 libjavaplugin.so ->
> /etc/alternatives/libjavaplugin.so.x86_64


The latest Java 6 is u32. The Latest Java 7 us u4


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  David