Java Plugin HowTo For FireFox
  • # install a recent java runtime environment, e.g., jre1.5.0 from http://java.sun.com, and unpack it:
     sudo mkdir -p /usr/java
     cd /usr/java
     sudo sh /tmp/jre-1_5_0-beta2-linux-i586.bin
    
  • # go to the FireFox plugin directory, and create a symbolic link from the jre plugin into this directory:
     cd ~/.firefox/plugins 
     ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
    
  • # restart FireFox, and check whether the java plugin is mentioned here: about:plugins

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Java Plugin HowTo For Mozilla
  • # install a recent java runtime environment, e.g., jre1.5.0 from http://java.sun.com, and unpack it:
     sudo mkdir -p /usr/java
     cd /usr/java
     sudo sh /tmp/jre-1_5_0-beta2-linux-i586.bin
    
  • # go to the mozilla plugin directory, and create a symbolic link from the jre plugin into this directory:
     mkdir -p ~/.mozilla/plugins
     cd ~/.mozilla/plugins 
     ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
    
  • # restart mozilla, and check whether the java plugin is mentioned if you click here
  • # an excellent HowTo on the installation of the java plugin for mozilla can be found at Hogarth's Mozilla Reference :) - How I Installed Java and Lived to Tell the Tale

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Java Plugin HowTo For Opera
  • # install a recent java runtime environment, e.g., jre1.5.0 from http://java.sun.com, and unpack it:
     sudo mkdir -p /usr/java
     cd /usr/java
     sudo sh /tmp/jre-1_5_0-beta2-linux-i586.bin
    
  • # go to the plugin directory of opera, and create a symbolic link from the jre plugin into this directory:
     cd ~/.opera/plugins 
     ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
    
  • # restart opera, and check whether the java plugin is mentioned in about:plugins
  • # consult google for further instructions if the about:plugins page does not mention any java plugin

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