After installing Java Firefox 3 Java applets not working still

[JD]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

This is in Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha6

A website needed java so after installing ubuntu-restricted-extras with the java plugin, Firefox 3.0 Beta 3 Java Applets say Additional plugins need installing. I click OK and ubufox asks to install java and i click ok and it says it is already installed!

Here is my firefox version:
jacob@Jacobs-Laptop-L:~$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
  Installed: 3.0~b3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
  Candidate: 3.0~b3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 3.0~b3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[CProof (thomas-schreiber)]

Same problem here.

[Nate Nuzum (natenewz)]

me too

[malokran (malokran)]

me too
an applet is called, FF offers to download Java plugin, I choose sun jre 6, that gets installed, I reload FF, but applet does not work
reboot, applet still does not work, FF offers again to download Java plugin, I choose sun jre 6, but FF says it is installed
hint (?) : when I clic on the dektop "system > preferences > sun java 6 Plugin control panel" nothing happens

[Nate Nuzum (natenewz)]

any idea when firefox 3 beta 4 will get into ubuntu? my university website uses webct blackboard, and not only does it require java, but also there was an error with the javascript engine that just got patched in beta 4. not being able to get to a university website, renders one of the main functions of my computer, and i assume many other students computers useless. hopefully, beta 4 gets into ubuntu soon, and this bug gets fixed so that students can access the main content page on their universities content management system.

[JD (jacobdorne)]

not sure when firefox 3 beta 4 will be added but i'm sure that a later
version that beta 3 will be included with the final release. The final
release should have the final version of firefox 3 otherwise it would be
a bit weird having unfinished software in a final release.

On Tue, 2008-03-11 at 20:30 +0000, Nate Nuzum wrote:
> any idea when firefox 3 beta 4 will get into ubuntu? my university
> website uses webct blackboard, and not only does it require java, but
> also there was an error with the javascript engine that just got patched
> in beta 4. not being able to get to a university website, renders one of
> the main functions of my computer, and i assume many other students
> computers useless. hopefully, beta 4 gets into ubuntu soon, and this bug
> gets fixed so that students can access the main content page on their
> universities content management system.
>

[dasdsadsada (dasdasdas-deactivatedaccount)]

Same problem here with FIrefox beta 4. Tried to remove sun-java6-plugin and then install it via Firefox, but the problem is still there

[JD (jacobdorne)]

that's wierd, i'm sure it'll be fixed in the beta release.

On 15/03/2008, Retrry <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> Same problem here with FIrefox beta 4. Tried to remove sun-java6-plugin
> and then install it via Firefox, but the problem is still there
>
>
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> After installing Java Firefox 3 Java applets not working still
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/200078
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From Jacob D.

[malokran (malokran)]

responding to myself...
at last, I could make it work
you dont have to re install firefox or java or bother about 32/64 bits support
java 6 and firefox-3.0b4 are already installed in Ubuntu 8.04 beta 64 bits that I use
but there is no symlink between them [there are 1/2 dozen other symlinks that do not work]
cd /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b4/plugins [not any other]
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so [_oji is important]
then about:plugins in firefox shows the java plugin
and applet is recognized

[Nate Nuzum (natenewz)]

that worked for me too

[Kim Bisgaard (kim-alleroedderne)]

The bug is still there in hardy beta!

The workaround is to do:
sudo ln -s /etc/alternatives/xulrunner-javaplugin.so /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b4/plugins/

[Chin (chin-wong)]

None of the workarounds listed above worked for me. Strangely enough, the java applets are running in Opera, but not in Firefox 3 Beta 5

[Nicholaus Shupe (nicholaus-shupe)]

According to this link:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=contents&keywords=libjavaplugin_oji.so&mode=exactfilename&suite=hardy&arch=any

There are no AMD 64 packages with libjavaplugin_oji.so in it :( Maybe I'm reading this wrong? This file does not exist on my system as of April 8th and sun-java6-jdk installed.

[Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount)]

/usr/lib/jvm/ia32-java-6-sun-1.6.0.04/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so ia32-sun-java6-bin [not i386] looks promising.

And you'd do better to report on the master bug, not a duplicate.

[fivenoom (fivenoom)]

The solution of malokrant it works great for me in a ubuntu hardy heron system in mozilla firefox 3 beta 5, i just made this:
1.- Install the ubuntu-restricted-extras from synaptics or in the console with
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
2.- Go into the console and write this:
cd /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b5/plugins [not any other]
After, you must put this:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
3.- Write about:plugins in the navigator and you must to find the java plugin at the end of the list of plugins

Use and Enjoy!!!
Greetings!!!
::::::spanish version:::::::

La solución que dió malokrant trabajó para mi en mi sistema ubuntu hardy heron con mozilla firefox beta 5, solo hice lo siguiente:
1.- Instalé desde el Gestor de paquetes Synaptics o en la consola el paquete ubuntu-restricted-extras, solo escribe esto:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
2.- luego tu debes poner esta instrucción:
cd /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b4/plugins
3.- Después hacemos un enlace de la siguiente manera
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

¡¡Y listo si hiciste todo bien funcionará de maravilla!!
Saludos

[Justin Wood (justin-wood-talk21)]

I have my java applets working on firefox beta 5 but only those that are referenced on the web page by the depreciated <applet> tag. Those using the <object> tag are failing.