On Tue, 2014-04-08 at 09:06 -0400, Andrew Z wrote:
> Good morning,
> 
>  again need to install/enable java in FF. and again it seemes to be a
> struggle.
> 
> 
> i have :
> alternatives --display java
> java - status is manual.
>  link currently points
> to /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.60-2.4.5.1.fc20.x86_64/jre/bin/java
> /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.60-2.4.5.1.fc20.x86_64/jre/bin/java - priority 170051
> 
> <skip>
> Current `best' version
> is /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.60-2.4.5.1.fc20.x86_64/jre/bin/java
> 
> 
> no traces of libnp* plugin  ( as in
> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/manual-plugin-install-linux-136395.html )
> 
> 
> i remember i had to install(?) something else to get java to work in
> the FF, but it was  looong time ago (few years)... Any pointers will
> be appreciated.
> 
> 

I don't know if this will be of much help, but I have been using java
from Oracle [1] and not upstream and never had any problems.

[1]
http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-sun-oracle-java-jdk-jre-7-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel/


java -version
java version "1.7.0_51"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_51-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode)



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