firefox java plugin for linux
I’m guessing it’s because firefox updates are installed in their own directories:
/usr/lib/firefox-1.0.4
that my java plug-in didn’t work. Or maybe it never did work in the first place.
After downloading the java installation, you must create a symbolic link to the plugin binary object it installs.
Now, if I could only remember which side the link goes in the ‘ln’ command:
$ sudo ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0_04/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.4/plugins/
linking to the /usr/java/jre1.4.0_04/plugin/i386/ns7-gcc29/ binary object (I’m guessing this one was compiled with the gcc 2.9 libraries?) caused firefox to not even start!
Also found answered here on the FireFox Help: Firefox FAQ
