user that installs sun-java6-jre doesn't realize the Firefox Java plugin isn't included

Bug #385960 reported by dino99
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
sun-java6 (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

When Firefox have to launch java, it don't find it and a pop up propose to download and install java, even if sun-java6-jre is already installed .

I use sun-java6-jre on Jaunty with Firefox 3.010. Sun-java6-plugin is needed but actually it is only suggested when you install sun-java6-jre: it should be a dependancy because it is a waste of time and a nightmare to find why java is not found.

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Micah Gersten (micahg) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage. I have classified this bug as a bug in sun-java6.
For future reference you might be interested to know that a lot of applications have bug reporting functionality built in to them. This can be accessed via the Report a Problem option in the Help menu for the application with which you are having an issue. You can learn more about this feature at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

affects: ubuntu → sun-java6 (Ubuntu)
summary: - java6 installed, but firefox 3.01 don't find it
+ java6 installed, but firefox 3.10 don't find it
Changed in sun-java6 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
summary: - java6 installed, but firefox 3.10 don't find it
+ user that installs sun-java6-jre doesn't realize the Firefox Java plugin
+ isn't included
Jonathan Davies (jpds)
Changed in sun-java6 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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