On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:32:52PM -0000, Krishna E. Bera wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> os: Hardy 8.04 fresh install
>
> i was browsing to a page that had a java applet.
> firefox prompted to use the plugin-finder to install a java plugin.
> i checked about:plugins and there was no java plugin support.
> i clicked to start the plugin-finder and it presented a list of 4 or 5
> options. i chose the first one, GCJ web plugin.
> it completed the installation, but did not prompt to restart firefox.
> i checked about:plugins and there was no java plugin support.
> i closed firefox and restarted it.
> i checked about:plugins and there was no java plugin support.
>
> complicating factors:
> i had at one time installed iceape browser but was not using it.
> i used synaptic to remove it and then re-installed gcjwebplugin
> but that did make the firefox plugin appear in about:plugins.
>
> my fix was to add a symlink:
> [code]
> sudo ln -s /usr/lib/classpath/libgcjwebplugin.so
> /usr/lib/firefox-addons-plugins/libgcjwebplugin.so
There should be a link in /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/ ... is
that the case?
affects ubuntu/firefox
status invalid
affects ubuntu/classpath
status incomplete
- Alexander
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
** Also affects: classpath (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Incomplete
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java web plugin installation fails to create symlink
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/239017
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