Hi
I've got an application that runs through a web browser. While this works fine through IE I cant get the correct plugin to get it working through Firefox on Linux. The plugin for IE is:
jre-1_5_0-windows-i586.exe
Through Adept (I'm running Kubuntu Edgy) I've searched for "jre" and have selected "sun-java5-jre" to install but this comes back with errors committing changes and doesnt complete.
Any suggestions most welcome!!??
On Monday 01 October 2007 14:58:32 Yvonne Everett wrote:
Hi
I've got an application that runs through a web browser. While this works fine through IE I cant get the correct plugin to get it working through Firefox on Linux. The plugin for IE is:
jre-1_5_0-windows-i586.exe
Through Adept (I'm running Kubuntu Edgy) I've searched for "jre" and have selected "sun-java5-jre" to install but this comes back with errors committing changes and doesnt complete.
Any suggestions most welcome!!??
I'm not sure about the Sun Java packages in Ubuntu, but when I need Java on Debian I use the java-package package's tools:
1) Download the Java binary from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/ . Find the .bin file for Linux of the latest version of the JDK.
2) $ sudo apt-get install java-package fakeroot
3) $ fakeroot make-jpkg jdk-6u2-linux-i586.bin a) agree to version b) SPACE through the pages of the licence c) type: yes RET to accept it
4) $ sudo dpkg -i sun-j2sdk1.6_1.6.0+update2_i386.deb
You may then need to set up the plugin for Firefox manually:
$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/j2sdk1.6-sun/jre/plugin/i386/ns7-gcc29/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/libjavaplugin.so
(or equivalent, depending on where you/Ubuntu keeps things)
Cheers, Richard
Thanks for that - I did that very same thing actually and did manage to get Java JRE installed. Didn't make any difference in the end though to the application working through a non IE web browser however. I suspect its a 3rd party supplier query in the end.
Thanks for the input though!
Rgds
Von
On 01/10/2007, Richard Lewis richardlewis@fastmail.co.uk wrote:
On Monday 01 October 2007 14:58:32 Yvonne Everett wrote:
Hi
I've got an application that runs through a web browser. While this works fine through IE I cant get the correct plugin to get it working through Firefox on Linux. The plugin for IE is:
jre-1_5_0-windows-i586.exe
Through Adept (I'm running Kubuntu Edgy) I've searched for "jre" and have selected "sun-java5-jre" to install but this comes back with errors committing changes and doesnt complete.
Any suggestions most welcome!!??
I'm not sure about the Sun Java packages in Ubuntu, but when I need Java on Debian I use the java-package package's tools:
- Download the Java binary from
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/ . Find the .bin file for Linux of the latest version of the JDK.
$ sudo apt-get install java-package fakeroot
$ fakeroot make-jpkg jdk-6u2-linux-i586.bin
a) agree to version b) SPACE through the pages of the licence c) type: yes RET to accept it
- $ sudo dpkg -i sun-j2sdk1.6_1.6.0+update2_i386.deb
You may then need to set up the plugin for Firefox manually:
$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/j2sdk1.6-sun/jre/plugin/i386/ns7-gcc29/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/libjavaplugin.so
(or equivalent, depending on where you/Ubuntu keeps things)
Cheers, Richard
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On Mon, Oct 01, 2007 at 02:58:32PM +0100, Yvonne Everett wrote:
I've got an application that runs through a web browser. While this works fine through IE I cant get the correct plugin to get it working through Firefox on Linux. The plugin for IE is:
jre-1_5_0-windows-i586.exe
Through Adept (I'm running Kubuntu Edgy) I've searched for "jre" and have selected "sun-java5-jre" to install but this comes back with errors committing changes and doesnt complete.
Any suggestions most welcome!!??
No idea about what your problem is as you don't list the errors, but have you tried installing the sun-java5-plugin package, which should contain the appropriate bits to Java enable your browser (from memory it'll pull in the jre as well, but the jre alone won't Java enable Firefox).
J.
I have already managed to successfully install the java plugin using the method you mention (and which I had already stated in my email previous to your own). The problem would appear to be with the application so I'm going back to them with the query.
Thanks for your interest!
Rgds
On 02/10/2007, Jonathan McDowell noodles@earth.li wrote:
On Mon, Oct 01, 2007 at 02:58:32PM +0100, Yvonne Everett wrote:
I've got an application that runs through a web browser. While this works fine through IE I cant get the correct plugin to get it working through Firefox on Linux. The plugin for IE is:
jre-1_5_0-windows-i586.exe
Through Adept (I'm running Kubuntu Edgy) I've searched for "jre" and have selected "sun-java5-jre" to install but this comes back with errors committing changes and doesnt complete.
Any suggestions most welcome!!??
No idea about what your problem is as you don't list the errors, but have you tried installing the sun-java5-plugin package, which should contain the appropriate bits to Java enable your browser (from memory it'll pull in the jre as well, but the jre alone won't Java enable Firefox).
J.
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On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 10:47:16AM +0100, Yvonne Everett wrote:
I have already managed to successfully install the java plugin using the method you mention (and which I had already stated in my email previous to your own). The problem would appear to be with the application so I'm going back to them with the query.
You said that you'd installed sun-java5-jre, that's not the same as sun-java5-plugin, which is the plugin (and has dependencies on the jre)... so, did you install the plugin package? and are the errors from the package manager or the java applet? Is the plugin actually working? does about:plugins give any hints? (Is the world flat? Do bears poop on popes?)...
Cheers,
Ahh, well thats an interesting point. I'll give it a try then.
I'm not actually getting any errors, it just keeps asking for the Java plugin and when I click on the link its asking for the windows plugin I mentioned in my first email...
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try it right away!
Rgds
On 02/10/2007, Brett Parker iDunno@sommitrealweird.co.uk wrote:
On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 10:47:16AM +0100, Yvonne Everett wrote:
I have already managed to successfully install the java plugin using the method you mention (and which I had already stated in my email previous to your own). The problem would appear to be with the application so I'm going back to them with the query.
You said that you'd installed sun-java5-jre, that's not the same as sun-java5-plugin, which is the plugin (and has dependencies on the jre)... so, did you install the plugin package? and are the errors from the package manager or the java applet? Is the plugin actually working? does about:plugins give any hints? (Is the world flat? Do bears poop on popes?)...
Cheers,
-- Brett Parker
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On Tuesday 02 October 2007 11:03:15 Brett Parker wrote:
Is the world flat?
Yes, for small values of world.
Do bears poop on popes?
Yes, they most certainly do.
R.
Sadly that sun-java5-plugin hasn't helped with this particular issue. I still get the missing plugin box appear. I've attached screenshots of the application with the plugin requirement and then another screenshot of the dialog when clicking on the plugin requirement...
Thanks
On 02/10/2007, Richard Lewis richardlewis@fastmail.co.uk wrote:
On Tuesday 02 October 2007 11:03:15 Brett Parker wrote:
Is the world flat?
Yes, for small values of world.
Do bears poop on popes?
Yes, they most certainly do.
R.
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On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 11:32:08AM +0100, Yvonne Everett wrote:
Sadly that sun-java5-plugin hasn't helped with this particular issue. I still get the missing plugin box appear. I've attached screenshots of the application with the plugin requirement and then another screenshot of the dialog when clicking on the plugin requirement...
After installing the plugin package did you restart firefox? Also can we (please) see the about:plugins page from firefox?
(To get the about:plugins page, go to the address bar and type... about:plugins )
Thanks.
On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 11:32:08AM +0100, Yvonne Everett wrote:
Sadly that sun-java5-plugin hasn't helped with this particular issue. I still get the missing plugin box appear. I've attached screenshots of the application with the plugin requirement and then another screenshot of the dialog when clicking on the plugin requirement...
Some java code that requires the Java plugin is *very* picky about getting *exactly* the right version of Java. We have an Oracle java applet at work that requires JRE version 1.4.2 and will work with no other, newer or older.
Other java applets seem to get it right and work with version x.x or any newer version but, as I understand it, it's down to the applet to get this right.
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