64-bit Java Plugin

[oaul]

Hello can anyone tell me if theyre a 64-bit FC user and are able to use java applet plugins for mozilla? One example would be:

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/foil2.html

(thought id provide one b/c theres not alot of applets out there)

The problem is the folder layout for the installed 64-bit rpm is NOTHING like what is described in numerous installation guides. I guess whats pissing me off is that it mentions to copy the javaplugin.os (or something to that affect) found in the /usr/lib/java/plugin folder. Well guess what- there IS NO plugin folder. the only .os files are in the amd64 folder...hmmm.

Furthermore, im also irritated about exactly which plugin folder to copy the files into. Thats right...a freshly installed FC4 has FOUR mozilla folders. Do i use the one under /usr/lib.... or /usr/lib64? i guess it doesnt really matter until i use the right .os file. Any say would be greatly appreciated.

[techieMoe]

AMD64 distributions maintain two sets of libraries in order to maintain compatibility with 32-bit applications (since some apps simply don't have a 64-bit version yet). The 64-bit libraries are stored in /usr/lib64 and the 32-bit libraries are in /usr/lib, IIRC.

Java and Flash plugins are a couple of the programs that haven't yet made the break to 64-bit. You can always install a 32-bit browser and use the 32-bit plugins for it.

[spoon!]

Either install the 32-bit Firefox and use it with the 32-bit Sun Java plugin; or install Blackdown's 64-bit Java Plugin (but only for Java 1.4).

[ToeShot]

Hello

I have downloaded and installed a 64bit java plugin. However it did not seem to work with the verify installation from www.java.com but it did work on the site you supplied.

Here is the link
http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java-linux-d2.html

save it in the directry of
/usr/java

make sure you make the bin file executable
chmod 755 /usr/java/j2re-1.4.2-03-linux-amd64.bin

run the file (runs through license agreement, type yes, then extracts the files)
/usr/java/j2re-1.4.2-03-linux-amd64.bin

then link the plugin to your firefox directory
ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2/plugin/amd64/mozilla/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib64/firefox-1.5.0.4/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so

restart firefox and ckeck out the site you provided
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/foil2.html

NOTE: the directories are the layout on my machine and may different on yours please verify your instalation paths.

In the meantime I will look for mor java sites and see how thois plugin does