Note: This is for PPC users only, x86 users can just grab the files straight from Java.com
I needed to get the Java plugin working with Firefox on my Mac Mini Debian install. Since I ended up using IBM’s Java, it was not automatically setup so after reading the docs (file:///usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm/docs/navigation/index.en.htm?eng) that came with it I found a solution.
cd /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm/jre/bin/libjavaplugin_oji.so .
This will create the symlink to the plugin and allow Firefox to use Java applets (although the JRE is not the most current one so some may not work properly).
To test this:
- First exit and restart Firefox
- Type in “about:plugins” in the addressbar. You should see a list of plugins installed, and the Java one should also be there. My version is “IBM Java(TM) Plug-in: J2RE 1.5.0 IBM build jclxp32dev-20060511a”.
- Next try to find a Java applet you can use to test, if you are having a hard time try the DSL Speed Test
Eric Davis
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