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Re: Installing java plugin in Mozilla?

Even though I have learned a lot, I've probably forgot much: I'm on my third install of Linux over the past two weeks.
I haven't created the ibm-j2re1.5 package yet because the sarge java- package only supports ibm-j2re1.4 which does not have the javaplugin needed. I set a message to IBM support on this issue.
I decided to try to update java-package from testing to 0.27 which does support ibm-j2re1.5. However, this is where my learning may be failing or not assimilated yet. I added testing main contrib non- free from the mirror to source.list.
In order to have the java-package 0.27 available, I had(?) to select U in aptitude to make it available, which also means that I was going to update my system to testing level.
Isn't there a way I could only have the new java-package installed from testing? Perhaps, the following: 1) add the testing entry to sources.list, 2) run aptitude u option to update the databases, 3) aptitude install java-package. Would this work?
When I tried to update my whole system from sarge to testing it updated a lot of packages and failed with too many errors to continue. I tried to back out of this condition, but eventually decided reinstalling was just as quick!
However, this wipes out my downloaded archives! Is there a way to skip the partitioning, use the current downloaded files (about an hours time), and fresh install back to sarge? This is my current task: reread the Debian reference, specifically chapter 6.
This is getting too long, and perhaps the subject should be changed to Installing Debian, experience on an iMac powerpc! 

Terry


On Mar 19, 2006, at 1:33 AM, Rogério Brito wrote:


Hi, Terry and others.

On Mar 18 2006, Terry Shannon wrote:

I did learn alot today.


Well, that's nice to know.


How to create a deb package from another archive.  The file is in the
IBM jre 1.5 archive, so I may give that a try, although the
java-package 0.24 doesn't list it as supported.  Guess I could update
to 0.27, been there today and done that.


So, you actually created ibm-j2re1.5, right? If not, at least file a
bugreport (see the package reportbug) with severity wishlist against
java-package to tell them what your problem is.


So, if I install my ibm-j2re1.4 package I created, then after I
install Opera I should have a browser that supports java applets?


I don't know anything about how Opera works with Java, but I'd guess
that if the IBM jre 1.5 has the proper plugin, why exactly couldn't you 
use, say, Firefox?  Different ABI's?


I need a browser that will work with most commercial sites in the US.
They seems to be IE specific and are picky about others.


If you actually end up installing Opera, be sure to change its default
identification from IE to Opera, so that the commercial sites you are
using actually know that their customers happen to exercise their right 
to choose.

And keeping an eye on the Free Java implementations isn't a bad thing
also. They're evolving quite fast lately.


Regards, Rogério.

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