Updating Java (JRE)?

[willwinuk]

Hi,

I just tried to update Java from 1.6.0_06 to the new 1.6.0_10, but when I check my Java version on java.com or javatester.org it still says my version is 1.6.0_06. I have tried uninstalling it using 'Mandriva Software Management' but I still get the same thing. I am using the jre-6u10-linux-i586.rpm to install with and it doe's not give any errors. Any ideas please?

 

 

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[ianw1974]

Can you post the output from:

 

rpm -qa | grep -i jre

 

so we can see what is installed package-wise for java runtime.

[neddie]

Also the link you provided to javatester.org mentions lots of other ways to check which version of java you're running. Did you try methods 2 and 4, and if so what were the results?

[Reiver_Fluffi]

I suspect that you are using the rpm from sun to replace a Mandriva rpm, given by the fact that the test is reporting an earlier version . I believe that the sun rpm will not update the Mandriva rpm, Similarly when installing with the sun rpm you have to manually add the link between the plugins directory for Firefox and the plugin you have installed along with the runtime.

 

what is the output of

ls -la /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

[David Batson]

IIRC, uninstall the java-1.6.0-sun-plugin and install java-1.7.0-icedtea-plugin, and all will be good.

[willwinuk]

Where do I get java-1.7.0-icedtea-plugin from?

output of rpm -qa | grep -i jre is:

jre-1.6.0_10-fcs
jre-1.6.0_07-fcs

 

output of ls -la /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins is:

total 468
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   4096 2008-10-27 17:38 ./
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root   4096 2008-04-18 16:33 ../
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root	 39 2008-10-21 22:25 libflashplayer.so -> /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.so*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   7932 2008-09-23 17:29 libmozsvgdec.so*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  18200 2008-07-24 22:32 libnpflash.so*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  66436 2008-10-02 09:20 libtotem-basic-plugin.so*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  94220 2008-10-02 09:20 libtotem-cone-plugin.so*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 102628 2008-10-02 09:20 libtotem-gmp-plugin.so*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  68508 2008-10-02 09:20 libtotem-mully-plugin.so*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  77028 2008-10-02 09:20 libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.so*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root	 39 2008-10-27 17:38 nphelix.so -> /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.so*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root	 40 2008-10-27 17:38 nphelix.xpt -> /opt/real/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.xpt*

[David Batson]

Icedtea was in the Main Release repositories for 2008.1, but it appears it is not in the Main Release repositories for 2009.0. I am still using 2008.1. All I see in 2009.0 in Main Release is: java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin-1.6.0.0-0.16.b11.4mdv2009.0.i586.rpm. One would think that the version in Mandriva 2009.0 would be at least as recent as the one in the previous Mandriva release, but maybe not.

 

Here is all I find for icedtea on 2009.0:

http://sophie.zarb.org/rpmfind?distrib=Man...mp;st=fuzzyname

EDIT: And I don't even see the plugin listed there.

Edited November 4, 2008 by David Batson

[willwinuk]

Yeah that's odd