Linux Newbie Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 (edited) I installed j2re and j2re plugin, then created a sybolic link following MottS' guide to installing Java: Now, in order to be able to use Java in browsers, such as Mozilla, Galeon, and so forth, you must complete these additional steps: cd /usr/lib/mozilla-1.4/plugins/ If you got the J2RE, use this command: ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.1_01/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so libjavaplugin_oji.so subsituting "ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.1_01/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so libjavaplugin_oji.so" with the appropriate changes. The exact commands I issued were: cd /usr/local/mozilla/plugins pwd (which told me I was in the directory /usr/local/mozilla/plugins) ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_05/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so This command told me: "ln: `./libjavaplugin_oji.so': File exists" So I opened up home, went up two steps so the location bar only said "file:/", clicked usr, then local, then mozilla, then plugins, and there were 2 icons there-- one was labled "libjavaplugin_oji.so" The other one is called libnullplugin.so. However, when I open the Mozilla browser and go to help-about plugins, there are no symbolic links. The terminal said I had already made the symbolic links, so how come they aren't there? When I go to the link in MottS' guide: from M0ttS' original tutorial4) Go HERE to see if Java is enabled. Notice that you may have to restart your browser or even restart X (press CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE simultaneously) for it to work. I restarted the browser and my computer, but when I clicked on the link, it didn't work. So, basically, here's my problem: I installed j2re, the j2re plugin, created the symbolic links, but my java still doesn't work. Any help? Edited July 22, 2004 by Linux Newbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 On my system, the mozilla folder is /usr/lib/mozilla How did you install mozilla? If it was via rpm, try putting the symlink into /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet2k5 Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hello, Try to remove the old plug-in cd into the the mozilla plugins directory and type this in, rm libjava* This will remove all the java files, next re-install the libjava. Once again cd into the mozilla plugins directory. and do this ln -s j2<hit tab>/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so . Make sure that you have the Period at the end Try to go to the website to test it and tell us the results, I hope this helps you -Luis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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