CentOS - Apr 2007 - Java installs but won't play -- update

Dear friends:

I created a symbolic link from /usr/bin/java to ~/.mozilla/plugins/java but 
still Java does not work. Please see data below.

Thank you so much.

Benjamin

[sher at localhost .mozilla]$ ls
firefox  mozver.dat  plugins
[sher at localhost .mozilla]$ cd plugins
[sher at localhost plugins]$ ls
flashplayer.xpt  java  libflashplayer.so
[sher at localhost plugins]$ ls -l
total 6892
-rw-r--r-- 1 sher sher     856 Dec 15 13:51 flashplayer.xpt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       4 Apr 16 16:22 java -> java
-rwxr-xr-x 1 sher sher 7040080 Dec 15 13:51 libflashplayer.so
[sher at localhost plugins]$       


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I installed Sun's Java manually by downloading their Red Hat RPM. I followed
instructions and the install came off fine (Done!), but when I try to play 
it, it won't work. I imagine that I probably need to create a symbolic link 
to the plugin. Here is the info:

[sher at localhost ~]$ whereis java
java: /usr/bin/java /etc/java /usr/lib/java /usr/share/java
[sher at localhost ~]$

Could you please help me by suggesting the command and link for this?

Thank you so much.

Benjamin


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Benjamin Sher
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hi,

Benjamin Sher schrieb:
> Dear friends:
> 
> I created a symbolic link from /usr/bin/java to ~/.mozilla/plugins/java but
> still Java does not work. Please see data below.
> 
> Thank you so much.
> 
> Benjamin
> 
> [sher at localhost .mozilla]$ ls
> firefox  mozver.dat  plugins
> [sher at localhost .mozilla]$ cd plugins
> [sher at localhost plugins]$ ls
> flashplayer.xpt  java  libflashplayer.so
> [sher at localhost plugins]$ ls -l
> total 6892
> -rw-r--r-- 1 sher sher     856 Dec 15 13:51 flashplayer.xpt
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root       4 Apr 16 16:22 java -> java
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 sher sher 7040080 Dec 15 13:51 libflashplayer.so
> [sher at localhost plugins]$       

Not quite right. You need to symlink the plugin not the java executable:

[root at dsd plugins]# pwd
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
[root at dsd plugins]# ll
insgesamt 0
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 50 25. Aug 2006  libjavaplugin_oji.so -> 
/opt/java/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
[root at dsd plugins]#

Hth
Rainer