On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:09:24 -0700 Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just realized that java is no longer functioning on my up-to-date > Etch system. I had installed Sun Java using java-package and it had > been working at the time. I don't run java all that much, so I don't > know just when it stopped working, but it is not working now. I have > used the test on Sun's site and it does not find my installation. > JAVA_HOME had been set to /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-sun. When Sun's own site > could not find my installation I decided that it was time to > uninstall and reinstall fresh. I ran: > > aptitude remove sun_j2sdk1.5 > > aptitude suggested installing what appears to be Debian java packages > to replace the Sun package. I agreed and the installation seemed to > go smoothly, but I am still unable to run java packages, from Sun's > site, or others. Do I need a plugin of some sort? When I tried to > install sun-java5-plugin aptitude wanted to install Iceweasle. Since > I am happily running Firefox 2.0 I do not want to install Iceweasle. > How do I get around this? > > Can someone tell me what I might be missing, or point me in the right > direction? > You will certainly need a Java plugin to run Java programs in your browser. Iceweasel *is* Firefox 2 (more or less), so achieving that will be so much easier if you use the Debian packages instead of vanilla Firefox. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
