Re: 64-bit java plugin (or lack thereof)
Thanks for pointing that out, but why are you not using the Debian packages,
that are provided by Blackdown:
# java
deb ftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/java-linux/debian sarge non-free
Worked for me, including Firefox plugin, on AMD64.
Am Sonntag, 28. August 2005 11:09 schrieb Grahame White:
> On Sunday 28 August 2005 07:11, Corey Hickey wrote:
> > I've been struggling with getting a java plugin working in my 64-bit
> > firefox. It might well be an impossible task at this time, but I wanted
> > to post here and see if anybody has had any success. Otherwise, this
> > message might be able to save users some time trying things that don't
> > work.
>
> Not impossible. I've had it working fine for a few months now.
>
> > I'm running pure64 Sid.
>
> As am I
>
> I downloaded the 1.4 Blackdown JRE install file (not the debian package)
> and used the java-package package to create a debian package out of it.
> I then installed the created package and java-common.
>
> Packages in debian used:
> java-package
> java-common
> File from Blackdown used:
> http://ftp2.skynet.be/pub/ftp.blackdown.org/JDK-1.4.2/amd64/02/j2re-1.4.2-0
>2-linux-amd64.bin (I can't remember the exact version I used but this should
> be ok)
>
> That was about it.
>
> Just check to see if you have a
> symlink /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so pointing
> to /usr/lib/j2re1.4-blackdown/plugin/amd64/mozilla/libjavaplugin_oji.so
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