[SOLVED] Facebook Issue

RAH · 2009-01-30 21:59:04

Hello,

Does anyone know how to get the FaceBook uploader for photos working under Arch64 running Gnome/FireFox. The simple uploader works but the Java one doesn't.

Thanks.

Last edited by RAH (2009-02-09 08:56:00)

mrunion · 2009-01-30 21:59:43

I have never gotten it to work. I use the simple one.

RAH · 2009-01-30 22:04:37

One of the disadvantages with the simple one is that it doesn't appear to compress images before uploading making it much slower.

Surely there must be a way of getting it to work with Linux?

Statix · 2009-01-30 22:15:22

The java plugin doesn't work natively on Arch 64.

You'll have to run firefox in a 32 bit chroot, or a 32 bit version of it through libraries.

RAH · 2009-01-30 22:27:49

Statix wrote:

You'll have to run firefox in a 32 bit chroot, or a 32 bit version of it through libraries.

How would I go about doing either of these? Thanks.

Statix · 2009-01-31 03:42:33

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arc … bit_system
That article will show you how to do the 32 bit chroot.

To use the lib32 approach look at bin32-firefox in the AUR. I'd recommend the previous method though as it'd probably make getting java working a lot easier.

firecat53 · 2009-01-31 04:29:19

Have you tried installing jre_beta from the AUR? This installs the jre 6u12 (beta), which runs natively on 64 bit. I haven't found any applets yet that don't work now! (Don't have a facebook account....). It's been perfectly stable for me...no issues at all.

Scott

fumbles · 2009-01-31 04:57:55

extra/openjdk6 1.3.1-2
Free Java environment based on OpenJDK 6.0 with IcedTea6 replacing binary
plugs.

IcedTea Web Browser Plugin
File name: IcedTeaPlugin.so
The IcedTea Web Browser Plugin 1.3.1 executes Java applets.

Tried that?

mrunion · 2009-01-31 14:05:26

I have OpenJDK and IcedTea and the last time I tried a file upload it still didn't work. That OpenJDK still doesn't work on all the java applets out there -- last time I tried a few anyway ('bout 2 months ago).

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RAH · 2009-02-05 01:55:23

The following would seem to suggest that you can indeed get the FaceBook Java applet running under an x64 Linux environment.

http://www.64bitjungle.com/ubuntu/final … re-almost/

Has anyone tried this in Arch?

cdwillis · 2009-02-05 03:33:26

The picture upload takes forever to work for me (using i686 firefox), but opera it worked like a charm.

RAH · 2009-02-05 05:57:00

Not sure how to do this part of the instructions detailed in the guide I linked above:

sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/opt/java/jre1.6.0_12/bin/java" 1
sudo update-alternatives --set java /opt/java/jre1.6.0_12/bin/java

RaisedFist · 2009-02-05 14:42:25

Have you tried http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22264 ?

I use it on my Arch64 install with no issues so far.

RAH · 2009-02-05 19:51:50

RaisedFist wrote:

Have you tried http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=22264 ?
I use it on my Arch64 install with no issues so far.

I'm not entirely sure I understand how to install it.

fumbles · 2009-02-06 01:55:49

You don't need the beta since sun has release the stable version!

RAH · 2009-02-06 01:57:34

fumbles wrote:

You don't need the beta since sun has release the stable version!

So how do I install it? Preferably using pacman.

thomasknowles · 2009-02-09 23:56:44

Using the newest icetea I can now upload on facebook.

Damnshock · 2009-02-10 00:32:54

Or you could use the latest digikam and upload the pictures through the kipi-plugins

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