With RHEL 6.1 there is a package called "icedtea-web" This not only have javaws, but it has "IcedTeaPlugin", which I am assuming is equal to openjdk's plugin. So, right now, no there isn't a java plugin in SL6. But it should be in there soon. Troy On 05/20/2011 04:07 PM, Robert E. Blair wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Acck! I just noticed the changelog. I gather javaws was removed for > some reason (I guess yum is telling me that an old version has javaws). > Am I doomed to go begging back to oracle? > > On 05/20/2011 04:04 PM, Robert E. Blair wrote: >> Taking a lead from a comment about not needing the oracle jdk for java >> services and noticing that once again the jdk needs an update, I removed >> the oracle jdk. I installed java-1.6.0-openjdk (after much futsing >> since the oracle jdk seemed to have broken things). Alas without javaws >> EVO will not work and yet yum told me this package has javaws: >> >> yum whatprovides indicates (among other stuff): >>> 1:java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-1.21.b17.el6.x86_64 : OpenJDK Runtime Environment >>> Repo : sl >>> Matched from: >>> Filename : /usr/share/pixmaps/javaws.png >>> Filename : /usr/share/applications/javaws.desktop >>> Filename : /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0.x86_64/jre/bin/javaws >> >> after installing this package an "ls >> /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0.x86_64/jre/bin" >> indicates >> java orbd policytool rmiregistry tnameserv >> keytool pack200 rmid servertool unpack200 >> >> no javaws! >> rpm --verify java-1.6.0-openjdk >> doesn't indicate any missing files >> >> rpm -ql java-1.6.0-openjdk|grep javaws >> yields nothing. >> >> What am I missing here? > > - -- > Robert E. Blair, Room C221, Building 360 > Argonne National Laboratory (High Energy Physics Division) > 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA > Phone: (630)-252-7545 FAX: (630)-252-5047 > GnuPG Public Key: http://www.hep.anl.gov/reb/key.asc > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAk3W2CUACgkQOMIGC6x7/XSAagCaA/RoUHc3MCVp+lm9WBRfp604 > efgAn1SpM2l+ZmoGF0FEp1qEEqftQ0rv > =3z3W > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- __________________________________________________ Troy Dawson [log in to unmask] (630)840-6468 Fermilab ComputingDivision/SCF/FEF/SLSMS Group __________________________________________________