java installation issues

[Reindl Harald]

Am 06.03.2013 17:59, schrieb Dave Stevens:
> Quoting Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net>:
>>> ]# rpm -Uvh jdk-7u17-linux-x64.rpm
>>> Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
>>> Updating / installing...
>>>    1:jdk-2000:1.7.0_17-fcs            ################################# [100%]
>>> Unpacking JAR files...
>>>     rt.jar...
>>> Error: Could not open input file: /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_17/jre/lib/rt.pack
>>
>> and why do you not simply "yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk"
>> OpenJDK is the reference implementation of Java7
>>
> like this:
> 
> Package 1:java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.9-2.3.7.0.fc18.x86_64 already installed and latest version
> Nothing to do
> 
> So I assume it needs to be enabled in Firefox, but Firefox preferences shows javascript enabled.
> Suggestions?

install the plugin?
yum install "icedtea-web"

so the question in another form:
why do you not ask where is the plugin BEFORE you try to
install additionally crap outside the repos?

Google: "fedora java browser plugin"
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Java/FAQ?rd=JavaFAQ#What_about_running_Java_applets_in_the_browser.3F
https://ask.fedoraproject.org/question/10247/how-to-install-the-java-web-plugin-on-fedora/


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