Re: can't get the java plugin to work in mozilla

[Joris <jopa@softhome.net>]

> What works for me is the following:
> 
> Go to http://www.blackdown.org and got to Download, then JDK-1.4.1 (not 
> "debian"), then i386 (assuming you're on an i386 box), 01, and then 
> either j2re... or j2sdk.... If you need the stand alone appletrunner or 
> you plan to develop Java apps, you want the j2sdk; otherwise if you just 
> want the runtime environment (plugin), all you need is the j2re.... 
> You'll need to get the gcc2.x version, or the gcc3.x version, depending 
> on which version of gcc your Mozilla was compiled with. I think that if 
> you're running Woody, you'll want the gcc2.x version; if Unstable, then 
> the gcc3.x version. If Testing, I dunno.

if you want the gcc3.2 version, you could also add

deb http://jopa.studentenweb.org/debian ./

to your sources.list, and apt-cache search j2 1.4 (after apt-get update)
Note that these packages are very unofficial, and the url may not last
forever. The files in the package are the same as in the blackdown bin,
except for the fixing of a minor bug in JavaPluginControlPanel.
However, the files are installed in the "right" directories, and the
plugin should work out-of-the-box.

Oh, and only i386 for now, sorry.
Greetings,

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Joris