firefox offers to install a java plugin, but clicking "next" does nothing
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
I didn't have a java plugin installed. Browsing to a site with an embedded java applet, such as http://
Clicking "next" with this selected simply closed the plugin finder window. The site refreshed, and the "install missing plugins" bar popped up again.
I'm running up-to-date Hardy AMD64.
steps to reproduce:
* with no java plugin installed, browse to http://
* try to use "install missing plugins" to install a java plugin
Expected result:
selected plugin is installed and used
Actual result:
nothing happens
After I used Synaptic to install "icedtea-
Changed in firefox-3.0: | |
status: | Incomplete → Fix Released |
I am having the same problem but a little different setup. I have sun-java6-jdk and sun-java5-jdk installed. I visited a site using the Java plugin which prompted me to install the missing plugin. I am given four options: GCJ, Sun Java 6, Sun Java 5 and GCJ (IcedTea). I selected Sun Java 6, clicked next and a screen briefly should something with a Finish button then closed. The page reloads with the same prompt to install missing plugins.
There are plugin files in /usr/lib/jvm, but nothing in /usr/lib/firefox.
~$ locate libjavaplugin jvm/java- 1.5.0-sun- 1.5.0.15/ jre/lib/ i386/libjavaplu gin_jni. so jvm/java- 1.5.0-sun- 1.5.0.15/ jre/lib/ i386/libjavaplu gin_nscp. so jvm/java- 1.5.0-sun- 1.5.0.15/ jre/lib/ i386/libjavaplu gin_nscp_ gcc29.so jvm/java- 1.5.0-sun- 1.5.0.15/ jre/plugin/ i386/ns7/ libjavaplugin_ oji.so jvm/java- 1.5.0-sun- 1.5.0.15/ jre/plugin/ i386/ns7- gcc29/libjavapl ugin_oji. so jvm/java- 6-sun-1. 6.0.05/ jre/lib/ i386/libjavaplu gin_jni. so jvm/java- 6-sun-1. 6.0.05/ jre/lib/ i386/libjavaplu gin_nscp. so jvm/java- 6-sun-1. 6.0.05/ jre/lib/ i386/libjavaplu gin_nscp_ gcc29.so jvm/java- 6-sun-1. 6.0.05/ jre/plugin/ i386/ns7/ libjavaplugin_ oji.so jvm/java- 6-sun-1. 6.0.05/ jre/plugin/ i386/ns7- gcc29/libjavapl ugin_oji. so
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