rokytnji

Since I can't post a how to in the Linux Tutorials HowTos I figured I would do it here in case anybody is looking to do this. This is on a AntiX 8.2 install on a IBM T23 Laptop. I have Java 6u16 running in Opera 10 and Iceweasel 3.0.14.


What I did was download the non rpm self extracting pkg from javas site to my Desktop and made it executable . do not copy and paste the $ and # in the code boxes. They are there to show when I am just user $. And to show when I am root user # .

type in password
enter
I am now in root.
enter
then to make it executable I did
enter

Then I checked to make sure it was executable
enter
then I execute it
enter
Then I say yes to license agreement.

I end up with a Java folder on Desktop next to self extractor file. I trash the self extractor file.
Next I do
Because I am in root. This opens PCMaN file manager as root user also.
I cut and paste the Java folder from Desktop to /opt folder.

Then I close PCManFM and Terminal. I prefer using rox for making symlinks.

I open Rox and go to show hidden files in /home and pick out /home/.mozilla
I open up the .mozilla folder. I right click on empty space in Rox and make a new directory/folder called plugins. After folder is made . I go to my /opt folder and open it. There is my jre1.60_16 folder. I open it Up. I then open plugin folder . I then open i386 folder. I then open N7 folder. I right click
lavajavaplugin_ojis.so and select link. A small window opens. I will use it to drag and drop the image in it in a second. I open up another Rox file Window.

I tell it to show hidden files and go to /home/.mozilla/plugins folder I just made earlier. I open up the plugins folder. I then drag and drop that image that is in the other link window I mentioned into plugins. I now have a symlink to plugins in /opt/java/plugin/i386/lavajavaplugin_ojis.so in Iceweasel.

I tested this at javas site and it passed the java test. I had no previous java installed on my browser or Antix Install. For Opera 10 it was a lot simpler.
You need to close Opera and Iceweasel and restart them before you test java at javas site.

I just figured I would post how I did it in case anybody reads this. I did not have any previous version of Java installed when I did this.

On my Mint 7 fluxbox install I have a Java6u13 installed on it (comes out of the box with it) and even though I tried this out in Mint. Because I have a previous version of Java. When I test it at Javas site. It reverts to the Java6u13 instead of my Java6u16 in Firefox . In Opera 10 it passes the test OK. Still working my way around that yet. Got some searching to do still.

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rokytnji

I was refered to this post which I haven't tested yet but it is a killer script to do what I did with one terminal command.

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