avogodro Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 (edited) okay here is my problem: I have been trying to get java to work with mozilla 1.7 so i downloaded java from the sun site. I copied the file to usr/Java/ and ran the program as it said in the instructions that I found here: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml So i preformed the following actions: # chmod a+x jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin next # ./jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin now here is where an rpm is supposed to be created but i dont get an rpm created... i get: jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin* and a directory jre1.5.0_01/ so i tried to install the plugin into my mozilla browser thinking maybe the rpm step may have been omitted. Now i so next i changed the directory to my mozilla plugin directory # cd usr/lib/mozilla-1.7.11/plugins/ then i tried to link the java directory to mozilla # ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0_01/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so . so i checked the directory to see if it was installed.. and it was listed there. I obened up mozilla and tried to open a site to see if java worked and i got nothing... it was just the page stating that i need a plugin to install in order for java to work. Any help? oh yeah i also did the same installation for the usr/mozilla/plugins/ directory... as i read on here that someone else did the same and got java to work. But it didnt work for me. Any help at all would be apprecitated. Thanks [moved from Software by spinynorman] Edited June 5, 2006 by avogodro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 I've had exactly the same problem that you've experienced when installing directly from the bin file. It is a shell script which extracts and installs the jre....rpm file. I would suggest, this: rpm -qa | grep jre based on the results from the command above, type: urpme packagename to remove. Wherever you downloaded the .bin file to, there will be an extracted jre....rpm file. You can install this using: rpm -Uvh packagename.rpm but make sure you're set in the directory where it is, or type the full path to it. Alternatively, just browse to it within your desktop and double-click it to install. Then create the symlink using the ln -s as before. And if that doesn't work, follow these instructions: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml#rpm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avogodro Posted June 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 I've had exactly the same problem that you've experienced when installing directly from the bin file. It is a shell script which extracts and installs the jre....rpm file. I would suggest, this: ... This did not work for me... and i have already tried the java site for instructions. Now the program is locked! Hmm!!! I unfortunately do not have a Very strong programming background... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avogodro Posted June 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Okay i swear I have done this process once.... I uninstalled jre* and deleted it all from my filesystem... then i reinstalled it.... and low and behold i get an rpm file to install!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY.... now i link it to my browser and it works perfectly!!!! Thanks for the assistance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvin Juan Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 I am trying to install the java runtime environment from the sun website to my Firefox 2.0.0.3. I followed the instructions from http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml#rpm. But when I opened my firefox browser and browse to http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp, the page displays but the applet doesn't load. Any help on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvin Juan Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 (edited) I am trying to install the java runtime environment from the sun website to my Firefox 2.0.0.3. I followed the instructions from http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml#rpm. But when I opened my firefox browser and browse to http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp, the page displays but the applet doesn't load. Any help on this? Finally, I was able to install the plugin to my Firefox browser. Here are the steps I did: 1) Execute the steps in http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml#rpm. 2) For the instruction in http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml#enable, make a link of the java directory to firefox and mozilla by executing the commands below: cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ <-- (mozilla directory) ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0_01/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so <-- (jre version is 1.6.0_01) cd /usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.3/plugins/ <-- (firefox directory) ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0_01/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so 3) Go to Edit > Preferences. Under Content category > Select Enable Java. Edited May 26, 2007 by Arvin Juan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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