Javascript problem Fedora 16

[Deepak Bhole]

* Roger <arelem at bigpond.com> [2012-10-22 05:13]:
>    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
>    [1]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:
>    [2]http://www.java.com/en/download/help/linux_x64_install.xml This also
>    fails, it appears to be only an upgrade.
>    Thanks in advance
>    Roger
> 

Hi Roger,

Have you tried using OpenJDK that is available in Fedora? It has a fully
functional Web browser plugin (via icedtea-web package) that works with
Firefox and Chrome out of the box.

What document are you using for install instructions by the way?

Deepak

> References
> 
>    1. http://www.java.com/en/download/help/linux_x64rpm_install.xml
>    2. http://www.java.com/en/download/help/linux_x64_install.xml

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