Comments on: Ubuntu and Java update http://daveg.outer-rim.org/entries/2004/11/01/ubuntu-and-java-update/ dave\'s not here man! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:36:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: maratimba http://daveg.outer-rim.org/entries/2004/11/01/ubuntu-and-java-update/#comment-1383 maratimba Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:40:04 +0000 /?p=385#comment-1383 suggestion: use apt-cache search j2re If you have http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/restricted on your sources.list you will see j2re1.5 then... apt-get install sun-j2re1.5 :) suggestion:

use apt-cache search j2re

If you have http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/restricted on your sources.list

you will see j2re1.5

then…

apt-get install sun-j2re1.5

:)

]]> By: Jugoso http://daveg.outer-rim.org/entries/2004/11/01/ubuntu-and-java-update/#comment-1376 Jugoso Tue, 05 Apr 2005 01:51:00 +0000 /?p=385#comment-1376 you see, I re-installed firefox (with the bin installer provided at www.mozilla.org) and installed jre1.5.0_02 (with the bin installer from java.sun.com) i linked the file but firefox didn't appear to have recognized it... maybe i'm missing something as writing stuff into some config file? you see, I re-installed firefox (with the bin installer provided at http://www.mozilla.org) and installed jre1.5.0_02 (with the bin installer from java.sun.com)

i linked the file but firefox didn’t appear to have recognized it… maybe i’m missing something as writing stuff into some config file?

]]> By: Debian http://daveg.outer-rim.org/entries/2004/11/01/ubuntu-and-java-update/#comment-1298 Debian Fri, 31 Dec 2004 06:05:05 +0000 /?p=385#comment-1298 About:buildconfig to see the compiler used ro build the browser. The 150 java seems to work even on woody with the proper plugin 2.9? vs 3.?? and This sounds small but did you use the period at the end of the stanza like so ln -s /etc/alternatives/libjavaplugin_oji.so . this period is not punctuation About:buildconfig to see the compiler used ro build the browser. The 150 java seems to work even on woody with the proper plugin 2.9? vs 3.?? and This sounds small but did you use the period at the end of the stanza like so
ln -s /etc/alternatives/libjavaplugin_oji.so . this period is not punctuation

]]> By: tbox http://daveg.outer-rim.org/entries/2004/11/01/ubuntu-and-java-update/#comment-1201 tbox Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:22:17 +0000 /?p=385#comment-1201 Ok, I added the link as root as you mentioned below but still didnt work: # cd /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins # ln -s /etc/alternatives/libjavaplugin_oji.so Java applets worked AFTER I reinstalled Ubuntu Hoary. Possibility of problems are as follows: I tried to install j2sdk1.5.0 from sun's web site which was in RPM, I converted it with "alien" I also tried to setup the libjavaplugin_oji.so plugin as user specfic in the ~/.mozilla/plugins It works, and I didnt even have to close firefox while doing the install. thanks Ok, I added the link as root as you mentioned below but still didnt work:

# cd /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins
# ln -s /etc/alternatives/libjavaplugin_oji.so

Java applets worked AFTER I reinstalled Ubuntu Hoary. Possibility of problems are as follows:
I tried to install j2sdk1.5.0 from sun’s web site which was in RPM, I converted it with “alien”
I also tried to setup the libjavaplugin_oji.so
plugin as user specfic in the ~/.mozilla/plugins

It works, and I didnt even have to close firefox while doing the install. thanks

]]> By: tbox http://daveg.outer-rim.org/entries/2004/11/01/ubuntu-and-java-update/#comment-1200 tbox Wed, 24 Nov 2004 06:59:34 +0000 /?p=385#comment-1200 Firefox is still saying it needs the plugin. I have made sure that Edit->preferences->web feature->Java enable, is checked but nothing. Other errors seen in the screen include: (firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by Xlib (firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: cannot set locale modifiers (firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by Xlib (firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: cannot set locale modifiers *** loading the extensions datasource *** ExtensionManager:_updateManifests: no access privileges to application directory, skipping. (firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by Xlib (firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: cannot set locale modifiers *** loading the extensions datasource *** ExtensionManager:_updateManifests: no access privileges to application directory, skipping. INTERNAL ERROR on Browser End: Listen on server socket failed System error?:: Invalid argument Firefox is still saying it needs the plugin. I have made sure that
Edit->preferences->web feature->Java enable, is checked but nothing.

Other errors seen in the screen include:
(firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by Xlib

(firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: cannot set locale modifiers

(firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by Xlib

(firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: cannot set locale modifiers
*** loading the extensions datasource
*** ExtensionManager:_updateManifests: no access privileges to application directory, skipping.

(firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by Xlib

(firefox-bin:10479): Gdk-WARNING **: cannot set locale modifiers
*** loading the extensions datasource
*** ExtensionManager:_updateManifests: no access privileges to application directory, skipping.
INTERNAL ERROR on Browser End: Listen on server socket failed
System error?:: Invalid argument

]]> By: Kevin http://daveg.outer-rim.org/entries/2004/11/01/ubuntu-and-java-update/#comment-1199 Kevin Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:53:09 +0000 /?p=385#comment-1199 Okay, how do I make the plugin work with Firefox? I did the apt-get install, but I still don't have Java available in the browser... Okay, how do I make the plugin work with Firefox? I did the apt-get install, but I still don’t have Java available in the browser…

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