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#1 2008-10-21 12:33:02

Carlwill
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Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

I am required to have Sun Java JRE browser plugin on my system to interface with many of my work applications and when I try to do so from Firefox, I get the following error:

ERROR: Java is not enabled on your browser.

ASDM requires Java to be enabled or to use a Java-enabled browser.

It appears I just don't have it installed which is perfectly fine however I am only on my second day of using Arch and really am not sure what I need. I did do the following:

pacman -Syy
pacman -S jre

I still however think I installed the wrong package or am just simply missing the browser plugin for JRE to work in Firefox.

Anyone know?


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#2 2008-10-21 12:36:35

JGC
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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

If you're using x86_64, there's no browser plugin in Sun's JRE. You'll need OpenJDK that includes a browser plugin that works in most cases.

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#3 2008-10-21 12:52:57

Carlwill
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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

OK - is 'OpenJDK' something I can download using Arch's 'Pacman'?


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#4 2008-10-21 13:03:15

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

$ pacman -Ss openjdk
extra/openjdk6 1.3-1
    Free Java environment based on OpenJDK 6.0 with IcedTea6 replacing binary plugs.

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#5 2008-11-04 08:53:03

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

Well...I'm an Arch64 user and I've found a x86_64 JRE package in my repositories. Unfortunatelly I can't make it to work. So what's the Java 64-bit status for today? I have to admint I'm a little bit confused roll

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#6 2008-11-04 16:49:27

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

Zibi1981 wrote:

Well...I'm an Arch64 user and I've found a x86_64 JRE package in my repositories. Unfortunatelly I can't make it to work. So what's the Java 64-bit status for today? I have to admint I'm a little bit confused roll

There has never been a 64 bit Java plug-in for Linux from Sun until OpenJDK. They had some involvement in Blackdown, but that wasn't a Sun project. And even the plug-in from OpenJDK was more GnuClassPath than Sun. There has been a JRE for years, but Sun didn't consider 64 bit to be a desktop platform.

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#7 2008-11-05 02:06:16

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

best JRE for x86_64 by far is icedtea6, you can get it from AUR.  It has worked with any java based web app I have run into yet, though that is very few.

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?O … _Search=Go

peace

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#8 2008-11-05 02:53:58

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

Umm... The openjdk package in [extra] replaces that package.

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#9 2008-11-05 06:35:34

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

i've never had java working properly in firefox with openjdk6
usually it would just try, and give the error 'applet not loaded'
but now, it give the toolbar saying 'java not installed, click here to install'
i click, and it gives the usual 'automatic install not available, do manually'

any ideas?

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#10 2008-11-05 07:37:16

mightyjaym
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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

The mozilla plugin does not work since the last update of openjdk due to a symlink error.

To fix it, just do as root :

rm /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/gcjwebplugin.so
ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk/jre/lib/amd64/IcedTeaPlugin.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/IcedTeaPlugin.so

Also, please do NOT use the icedtea6 package anymore. I sent it to AUR when openjdk6 was not avaliable in the repos yet ; now it is useless and outdated, and I don't maintain it anymore.

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#11 2008-11-05 09:25:20

carus
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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

Thanks a lot mightyjaym - I love when the experienced users will help out the not so experienced users (me) smile

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#12 2008-11-05 13:09:11

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

I just installed the openjdk package in extra and now my browser plugin is broke.
The java applets is loaded fine, but it just doesn't show anything, only a plain color:

browserplugin.png

Any ideas?

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#13 2008-11-05 15:19:24

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

Sharpeee wrote:

I just installed the openjdk package in extra and now my browser plugin is broke.
The java applets is loaded fine, but it just doesn't show anything, only a plain color:

http://www.student.dtu.dk/~s061811/browserplugin.png

Any ideas?

See the little "block" comment over the windows? It looks like you have scripts blocked.

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#14 2008-11-05 17:39:52

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

the plugin is broken in openjdk6-1.3.1-1.

just building/uploading -2 with the fixed plugin.

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#15 2008-11-06 02:06:14

Sharpeee
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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

skottish wrote:
Sharpeee wrote:

I just installed the openjdk package in extra and now my browser plugin is broke.
The java applets is loaded fine, but it just doesn't show anything, only a plain color:

http://www.student.dtu.dk/~s061811/browserplugin.png

Any ideas?

See the little "block" comment over the windows? It looks like you have scripts blocked.

It's not blocked. The "block" comment over the window is just to let me have an easy access to block it, if I want to smile I'm using Adblock Plus.

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#16 2008-11-06 03:19:13

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

nice. 1.3.1-2 FIXED my problem
great work Andy.

flash is the only remaining problem with x64... grr.... stupid adobe

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#17 2008-11-06 16:28:33

Sharpeee
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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

AndyRTR wrote:

the plugin is broken in openjdk6-1.3.1-1.

just building/uploading -2 with the fixed plugin.

I just upgraded, but it's still the same! Nothing has changed.

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#18 2008-11-06 17:07:53

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

skottish wrote:
Zibi1981 wrote:

Well...I'm an Arch64 user and I've found a x86_64 JRE package in my repositories. Unfortunatelly I can't make it to work. So what's the Java 64-bit status for today? I have to admint I'm a little bit confused roll

There has never been a 64 bit Java plug-in for Linux from Sun until OpenJDK. They had some involvement in Blackdown, but that wasn't a Sun project. And even the plug-in from OpenJDK was more GnuClassPath than Sun. There has been a JRE for years, but Sun didn't consider 64 bit to be a desktop platform.

If there's no 64-bit Java available, so what is this???

bash-3.2# pacman -Si jre
Repozytorium   : community
Nazwa          : jre
Wersja         : 6u10-1
URL            : http://java.sun.com
Licencja       : custom
Grupy          : Żadnych
Dostarcza      : j2re  java-runtime
Zależy od      : glibc  libstdc++5
Opcjonalne zależności: Żadnych
Konfliktuje z  : j2re  java-runtime
Zastępuje      : j2re
Ilość danych do pobrania: 30200,99 K
Rozmiar po instalacji : 85564,00 K
Pakujący       : Geoffroy Carrier <geoffroy.carrier@koon.fr>
Architektura   : x86_64
Data budowy    : pon, 3 lis 2008, 20:45:21
Suma MD5       : 313800a47368c6138e679d63ea804917
Opis           : Sun's java runtime environment

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#19 2008-11-06 21:25:58

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

You'll notice that I highlighted plug-in, as well as I mentioned that there had been a JRE for years.

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#20 2008-11-06 22:06:11

Zibi1981
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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

Now I understand. Thanks smile

EDIT:

Unfortunately OpenJDK doesn't work for me either sad When I enable Java and point in Opera's Preferences the path to the correct folder (Opera claims it is correct) nothing really changes, and after I restart my browser option "use Java" is again disabled...

Last edited by Zibi1981 (2008-11-07 06:13:01)


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#21 2008-11-08 00:38:23

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

I've never managed to get any Javas at all to work in 64 bit Opera. Either use another browser or a 32 bit Opera (there's most likely a package for it in AUR).

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#22 2008-11-15 21:03:40

Zibi1981
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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

It seems we won't be waiting eternally for a 64-bit Java plugin big_smile


"... being a Linux user is sort of like living in a house inhabited by a large family of carpenters and architects. Every morning when you wake up, the house is a little different. Maybe there is a new turret, or some walls have moved. Or perhaps someone has temporarily removed the floor under your bed."

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#23 2008-11-16 22:10:12

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Re: Looking for Sun JRE Browser Plugin

Zibi1981 wrote:

It seems we won't be waiting eternally for a 64-bit Java plugin big_smile

Finally :-P I've set up firefox32 from AUR and Java 32 bit manually downloaded and it works fine for my Runescape needs (OpenJDK has a problewm with it) but I'd rather use a native 64 bit plugin smile

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