[Sheflug] Suse 11.1 installing Java on Firefox

[Janet Simpson <janet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Hi Everyone,

I have finally upgraded my machine from Suse 10.2 to Suse 11.1 as
support had ceased for 10.2.

The installation went fine, I have in fact managed to multiboot the machine.

However there have been some teething problems and two really big ones I
must sort.

I need Java to work with Firefox.  I have managed to install the correct
update finally, but need to connect it to Firefox.  See here:
  'enable and configure' it takes me here:
http://java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml#enable

I then click on Firefox which takes me here:
http://java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml#100

 Firefox

   1. Go to the plugins sub-directory under the Firefox installation
directory
      cd <Firefox installation directory>/plugins

   2. In the current directory, create a symbolic link to the Java
ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so file Type:
      ln -s <Java installation
directory>/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

      Example:
          * If Firefox is installed at this directory:
            /usr/lib/firefox-1.4/
          * And if the Java is installed at this directory:
            /usr/java/jre1.6.0
          * Then type at the terminal to go to the browser plug-in
directory:
            cd /usr/lib/firefox-1.4/plugins
          * Enter the following command to create a symbolic link to the
Java Plug-in for the Mozilla browser.
            ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0/plugin/i386/ns7
            /libjavaplugin_oji.so

      In the command line above, use ns7-gcc29 if Firefox was compiled
with gcc2.9.

      If you install Firefox 1.5 or later, you can enable the Java
Console menu item in the Tools menu. Change directories to the Firefox
extensions directory, then unzip ffjcext.zip there.

      cd /usr/lib/firefox-1.4/extensions
      unzip /usr/java/jre1.6.0/lib/deploy/ffjcext.zip

   3. Start the Firefox browser, or restart it if it is already up.

      In Firefox, type about:plugins in the Location bar to confirm that
the Java Plugin is loaded. If the version is Firefox 1.5 or later, click
the Tools menu to confirm that Java Console is there

I have found the usr/lib/mozilla/plugins, but I haven't got much
further.  I anyone is running Suse and can explain these instructions I
would be most grateful.

Regards

Janet
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