Re: aptitude can't find a package? (was Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64)

2010-06-12 Thread Peter Tenenbaum
Hi, Ron -- Unfortunately I can't currently reproduce the problem: since I installed the package using synaptic, aptitude reports that the package is installed! I think for now we should regard this issue as closed. If it comes up again (likely, given my absurdly low level of linux competence),

aptitude can't find a package? (was Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64)

2010-06-12 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/12/2010 10:33 AM, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: Eduardo -- thanks, your fix worked! I now have Java working correctly on iceweasel. Ron -- I'm having a problem which is unrelated to the one I posted on. Then let's not hijack threads. Very bad manners! For some reason I can't get aptitude to

Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64

2010-06-12 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/12/2010 06:37 AM, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: On 06/12/2010 01:40 AM, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: I've been trying to get Java to work correctly on iceweasel (I'm using squeeze and amd64). I managed to get the sun-java6-plugin downloaded and installed. Currently, I see /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugin

Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64

2010-06-12 Thread Peter Tenenbaum
Eduardo -- thanks, your fix worked! I now have Java working correctly on iceweasel. Ron -- I'm having a problem which is unrelated to the one I posted on. For some reason I can't get aptitude to locate and install packages which are clearly visible in the repository. This happened earlier with

Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64

2010-06-12 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: On 06/12/2010 01:40 AM, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: I've been trying to get Java to work correctly on iceweasel (I'm using squeeze and amd64). I managed to get the sun-java6-plugin downloaded and installed. Currently, I see /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/libjavaplugin.so,

Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64

2010-06-12 Thread Alan Ianson
On Sat, 2010-06-12 at 00:42 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/12/2010 12:13 AM, Alan Ianson wrote: > > On Fri, 2010-06-11 at 21:40 -0700, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: > >> I've been trying to get Java to work correctly on iceweasel (I'm using > >> squeeze and amd64). I managed to get the sun-java6-plugi

Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64

2010-06-12 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On 06/12/2010 01:40 AM, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: I've been trying to get Java to work correctly on iceweasel (I'm using squeeze and amd64). I managed to get the sun-java6-plugin downloaded and installed. Currently, I see /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/libjavaplugin.so, which is a link to /etc/alte

Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64

2010-06-12 Thread mess-mate
On 06/12/2010 06:40 AM, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: I've been trying to get Java to work correctly on iceweasel (I'm using squeeze and amd64). I managed to get the sun-java6-plugin downloaded and installed. Currently, I see /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/libjavaplugin.so, which is a link to /etc/alte

Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64

2010-06-11 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/12/2010 12:13 AM, Alan Ianson wrote: On Fri, 2010-06-11 at 21:40 -0700, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: I've been trying to get Java to work correctly on iceweasel (I'm using squeeze and amd64). I managed to get the sun-java6-plugin downloaded "Managed" implies difficulty, which shouldn't be.

Re: Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64

2010-06-11 Thread Alan Ianson
On Fri, 2010-06-11 at 21:40 -0700, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: > I've been trying to get Java to work correctly on iceweasel (I'm using > squeeze and amd64). I managed to get the sun-java6-plugin downloaded > and installed. Currently, I > see /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/libjavaplugin.so, which is a lin

Configuring java plugin for iceweasel on amd64

2010-06-11 Thread Peter Tenenbaum
I've been trying to get Java to work correctly on iceweasel (I'm using squeeze and amd64). I managed to get the sun-java6-plugin downloaded and installed. Currently, I see /usr/lib/iceweasel/plugins/libjavaplugin.so, which is a link to /etc/alternatives/iceweasel-javaplugin.so . my ~/.mozilla/pl