On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:35:05 GMT, Rich wrote:
> Just tried to install java plugin to Firefox and it broke the start up. I
> deleted the plugin and everything is fine. Is Java 1.6 broken and should I
> stay with 1.5

Hmm, Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_04-b12 works for me.

Snippet from my Admin Diary follows:

#************** Start jre-6u4-linux-i586_install.txt **************
#*
#* Download jre from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
#* pick Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 4 download
#*
#* Note: /accounts/downloads is my browser download directory and
#* assumes /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins for plugin installs.
#*
#*
#* konqueror users need to click Settings, Configure Konqueror
#* Java & JavaScript, and set Path to Java executable, or java:
#* java
#* click Apply, OK.
#*
#************************************************* ***************

exit 0 # just in case a newbie tries to run this as a script

As a user, click up a terminal and login as root as follows:
su - root

alias edt=gedit



chmod +x /accounts/downloads/jre-6u4-linux-i586-rpm.bin
cd /accounts/downloads
urpme jre
/bin/rm -f /etc/init.d/jexec.rpmsave

/accounts/downloads/jre-6u4-linux-i586-rpm.bin
yes

cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
/bin/rm -f libjavaplugin_oji.so

ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0_04/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
ls -al

#******************************************
#* disable the new java system service/deamon
#*******************************************

service jexec stop
chkconfig --del jexec
chkconfig jexec off

edt /etc/init.d/jexec
and add
exit 0
under the header comment block.
Click Save/quit

#******************************************
#* jre/java test links
#******************************************

firefox http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp
and verify version number displayed on screen

firefox http://www.bodo.com/javame.htm

#************** End jre-6u4-linux-i586_install.txt *********************

Rich wrote:
> Just tried to install java plugin to Firefox and it broke the start up. I
> deleted the plugin and everything is fine. Is Java 1.6 broken and should I
> stay with 1.5

If you are running 2008.0 or 2008.1 64-bit, this is what you need.

java-1.7.0-icedtea-1.7.0.0-24.614.1mdv2008.1
java-1.7.0-icedtea-plugin-1.7.0.0-24.614.1mdv2008.1

Cheers!

jim b.

--
UNIX is not user-unfriendly; it merely
expects users to be computer-friendly.

Jim Beard wrote:

> Rich wrote:
>> Just tried to install java plugin to Firefox and it broke the start up.
>> I deleted the plugin and everything is fine. Is Java 1.6 broken and
>> should I stay with 1.5
>
> If you are running 2008.0 or 2008.1 64-bit, this is what you need.
>
> java-1.7.0-icedtea-1.7.0.0-24.614.1mdv2008.1
> java-1.7.0-icedtea-plugin-1.7.0.0-24.614.1mdv2008.1
>
> Cheers!
>
> jim b.
>
Thanks that worked great!!!

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but you can't make them THINK"