Re: [Debian-User] How to get ia32-sun-java6-bin plugin working on iceweasel/iceape amd64 debian system?
Javier Vasquez wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been using java-gcj-compat-plugin under my amd64 debian, and it
> mostly worked... However the bank I have my accounts under, recently
> moved due to "security" reasons to some java applets NOT supported by
> java-gcj-compat-plugin. On my i686 systems I had no problems using
> the sun-java6 plugin, but on my amd64, the sun-java6 doesn't provide
> the plugin, and ia32-sun-java6 plugin is required...
>
> The problem is that the ia32-sun-java6 plugin doesn't get recognized
> by iceweasel/iceape, due to its ia32 nature apparently...
>
> Is there a howto abotu getting ia32-sun-java6 working under
> debian-amd64? I've searched the web (it might be my queries aren't
> that good though), and found nothing except installing ia32 binaries
> whether from firefox or seamonkey, and then things would work... But
> I just wanted to use the 64b versions of iceape/iceweasel, is it
> possible?
>
You can use a chroot, install 32-bit iceweasel and 32-bit Java plugin in
there. That's what I do, and that works.
If you need Sun's Java, that may be the only alternative in a 64-bit system.
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