The solution to this is to start mozilla as root, have it download and install the plugin, close the browser and then start it up as a normal user and presto java works. Tim. -----Original Message----- From: Gregory Avedissian [mailto:avedis@ma.ultranet.com] Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 17:39 PM To: wlug@mail.wlug.org Subject: [Wlug] Mozilla When I got home last night, I tried Mozilla again, and now I remember why I stopped using it. I had trouble trying to download the java plugin when I wanted to get into a chat room. After another failed attempt to download it with the browser, I tried gftp and got the file, jre131i.xpi but I have no idea what do do with it. There weren't any readme files nearby at the ftp site. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome. Thanks. Greg _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug
Still no luck. I tried installing as root, first by logging as su and calling up mozilla from command line, and then again (when that didn't work) by backing out of X and starting over as root, calling mozilla from the menu. I've tried running SuSEconfig and tried re-booting, but it doesn't make a difference. I'm not even sure if I really downloaded the file with the browser - both times I did it, I walked away while it was downloading, and when I came back, the browser was gone. Let me take that back - I have four copies of jre131i.xpi in /tmp. Would it make sense to repeat Charles' procedure under /opt/mozilla/plugins? There aren't any jre* files there or under /root/.mozilla, and not even a plugins directory in the latter. I'm guessing that the files downloaded but didn't install. Thanks. Greg On Friday 15 March 2002 08:16, you wrote:
The solution to this is to start mozilla as root, have it download and install the plugin, close the browser and then start it up as a normal user and presto java works.
Tim.
-----Original Message----- From: Gregory Avedissian [mailto:avedis@ma.ultranet.com] Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 17:39 PM To: wlug@mail.wlug.org Subject: [Wlug] Mozilla
When I got home last night, I tried Mozilla again, and now I remember why I stopped using it. I had trouble trying to download the java plugin when I wanted to get into a chat room.
After another failed attempt to download it with the browser, I tried gftp and got the file, jre131i.xpi but I have no idea what do do with it. There weren't any readme files nearby at the ftp site. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
Greg _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug
On Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 01:08:46PM -0500, Gregory Avedissian wrote: avedis> Would it make sense to repeat Charles' procedure under /opt/mozilla/plugins? avedis> There aren't any jre* files there or under /root/.mozilla, and not even a avedis> plugins directory in the latter. I'm guessing that the files downloaded but avedis> didn't install. Sure, try using /opt/mozilla/plugins and repeating the procedure as root. It appears that your version of mozilla is using a different plugin directory, so perhaps that is why $HOME/.mozilla/plugins didn't work. What version of mozilla are you using? I used 0.9.9. -- Charles R. Anderson cra@wpi.edu Network Engineer (508) 831-6110 Computing and Communications Center (508) 831-5115 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Fax (508) 831-5483
On Friday 15 March 2002 14:07, you wrote:
Sure, try using /opt/mozilla/plugins and repeating the procedure as root. It appears that your version of mozilla is using a different plugin directory, so perhaps that is why $HOME/.mozilla/plugins didn't work.
What version of mozilla are you using? I used 0.9.9.
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I'm using 0.8.1. I guess I better update. Greg
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Charles R. Anderson
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Gregory Avedissian
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Keller, Tim