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

Code:

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

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

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

In FireFox, aboutlugins lists no plugins.

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

Thanks for any help,
Geoff