I'm trying to play games on Yahoo Games using Firefox. When I try, I get the message that I am missing the Java plugin. I checked with Adept and that shows that it is installed. If I elect to download it, it kicks me to the Sun DL page for the runtime environment, but the options there are an RPM and a self extracting (non-RPM?) file, and then a pari of the same for AMD64.

I tried to DL the self-extracting file, but while tthe DL manager saaid it was DLing to the desktop, I don't find it.

1. if it's already installed as part of the Kubuntu installation, why is Yahoo not seeing it?

2. where is the new DL from Sun and canI install it, and if so, how. I see that Sun doesn't list Debian as on of the supported distros.

Suggestions?

Thanks!
Optiker

Instructions for installing java & plugins are at the mozilla site at:
http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/faqs/java.html

Is java installed at /usr/bin/java?

Does 'slocate java' give you any answers to its location, if its not at /usr/java?

type about : plugins (no spaces) in the firefox address bar and see if its listed. If not then follow kwacka's advice. If it is loaded, look for a symbolic link in your firefox's plugin directory

EDIT: Frickin smilies

Sorry to take so long getting back to it...busy week!

justanothersteve...only plugins shown using aboutlugins in teh Firefox address line are Macromedia plugins.

kwacka...in /usr/bin/ there are four links to java, javac, javadoc and javah, all pointing to /etc/alternatives/* where * is the executable corresponding to the four links above.

"slocate java" gives 848 lines (give or take a few since I only counted one screen and multiplied by the number of screens) located in /usr/include/c++/4.0.2/ in /javax/ or /gnu/ subfolders. It then gives an additional 78 lines in the /usr/lib/ folder, in the /python2.4/, /kde3/, /libk/, /jvm/, and /openoffice2/ subfolders, with a few in the /usr/lib/ folder itself.

Regarding whether or not I installed java properly, I have no idea. I tried using Adept, then also tried following other instructions I was sent to...could have been the ones you reference or not.

I assume that unless you can tell anything frmo where the java programs ARE located, the next step is to use Adept to uninstall it, and start over?

Waiting for somebody's next suggestion...thanks!

Optiker