Couple of questions:
1. Why's there a damn Microsoft ad on the front page when I came in?! lol
2. Quite often when I am surfing the web I encounter java applets and when I try to use them I get a message like, "This page contains information of a type (application/x-java-vm) that can only be viewed with the appropriate Plug-in."

How do I know what the "appropriate" plug-in is and how do I find it/install it?

I have the java vm installed because I had to do that in order to get LimeWire running.

Kind regards,
Thomas

This is the best page for the 2 most needed browser plugins in linux.


http://mazinger.technisys.com.ar/pruebas-nick/mozilla/

Thanks Taz.

I may try it, but it worries me a bit. Is nothing more "official" out there?

Kind regards,
TAH

if you've already got the vm installed then you'll just need to symlink the plugin itself to the plugin directory for your browser.

Actually if your lazy like me do this.

open a console window, su to root.
type in

mozilla

go to ... http://cgi.netscape.com/cgi-bin/pi_m....cgi?PID=10048

install the plugin and after it's finished close the window and your console window and start mozilla normally... it's installed.

WAIT WOAH WHAT?!
HOW'D you get LimeWire to work? I can't even get java to work! Please email your response to:
headlessclown@myrealbox.com

limewire sucks, you'll soon realise it. try a decent native client like gtk-gnutella

yea? gtk-gnutella is pretty good?

LazyBum,

I do apologize... I have done some searches for the answer that finally enabled me to configure LimeWire, but to no avail. I'm sorry. At one time I had it documented--the steps I went through--but I have long since reinstalled RH8 and I didn't have the foresight to save that particular document. All I can say is that it is do-able. Good luck. (I can also tell you that it required placing the vm in a path/directory, but I forget the terminology.)

Acid,

A few questions:
1. What are the details regarding that symlink?
2. I am willing to try new things... what's the advantage to gtk-gnutella?
3. Where does one find this? (I must admit, at the time of my writing this, I have not yet looked for it, but I am off to do that now.

Kind regards,
TAH

Acid,

Holy sh*t! I remembered how to rpm! lol (It's been a while since I've been able to mess with my Linux box)

Anyway, I have just installed and run gtk-gnutella and it's ruuuuunnnnninnnnggg!!

How secure is this thing?!

Are there any security issues or "best practices" that I need to be aware of?

Kind regards,
TAH

Lazy Bum,

I found it!

export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/java

of course, replace /path/to/java with your actual path to java. Mine is in /usr/java/j2re1.4.1_01/bin