Java Plugin and Firefox

[wwwolf3004]

I am not sure if this question should go here but here it is anyways. I installed Java with the Java Installation Wizard. It appears to have installed fine. Now I thought j2re was also installed but I cannot find the directory or the libjavaplugin file so I can link it to firefox plugins. I know I am missing something simple, lol. Thanks.


Ron

[scottro]

Take a look at my page http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/FreeBSD5x.html

Usually, I install linuxpluginwrapper, (this is in the PCBSD faq somewhere, under getting flash to work). I haven't really played with PCBSD's firefox and java, but another thing that will often help is


ln -s /usr/local/jdk.1.4.2/jre/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/X116/lib/browser_plugins/


(That command should be on one line)

[wwwolf3004]

Thanks. I will check out the link when I boot up PC-BSD. I have heard about linuxwrapper but I wasn't exactley sure what it was like or did for that matter. I will read up on that. I would like to have everything I want in place by tonight, well almost everything.

Ron

[scottro]

linuxpluginwrapper :)

/usr/ports/www/linuxpluginwrapper

I do know that if I've installed java before installing firefox, I don't even need the linuxpluginwrapper port for it to work, firefox just finds it automagically.

You had to pick up on that typo, lol.

Thanks. I may not be able to get to this tonight. I am designing a Real Estate website and it is taking a bit more time then I planned. Mainly because I am trying to keep it simple, yet professional with a good layout. I am also avoiding the flash type websites or the over used and dull templates or cloned business websites that are all over the internet.......... Damn, I just got off topic again. :roll:


Ron

[wwwolf3004]

Ooops. I forgot to sign in. Yes the above post is mine.



Ron

Usually, I install linuxpluginwrapper, (this is in the PCBSD faq somewhere, under getting flash to work). I haven't really played with PCBSD's firefox and java, but another thing that will often help is


ln -s /usr/local/jdk.1.4.2/jre/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/X116/lib/browser_plugins/


(That command should be on one line)

there are a couple of typoes in that quote, so to save save some work for others, it should be:


ln -s /usr/local/jdk1.4.2/jre/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/X11R6/lib/browser_plugins/


I think :)

Thanks anyway, it helped me install java on freebsd :D

Hi, I've read a few threads on this topic, aswell as the related topics at http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/FreeBSD5x.html with little luck.

I've followed the steps here :
http://www.pcbsd.org/faqs/index.php?act ... x%20plugin (http://www.pcbsd.org/faqs/index.php?action=artikel&cat=13&id=22&artlang=en&highlight=firefox%20plugin)

I cannot seem to get any of the plugins to work.

In FireFox, about:plugins lists no plugins.

Any ideas as to where to begin looking? What should be installed where?

Thanks for any help,
Geoff