Cant seem to install java plugin for firefox
I installed the rpm package JRE 5.0. it istalled to the /usr/java/ dir

then i created a symbolic link to /usr/lib64/firefox-1.0/plugins
from the /usr/java/jre1.5.0_01/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
(followed instructions at java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml#selfextracting)

when i did so firefox didnt even start up.

Please help and thanks.

what exactly did you do to create the sym link?

here's what you shoulda' done (as root):
cd /usr/lib64/firefox-1.0/plugins/
ln -s /usr/java/jre1.5.0_01/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

Thats exactly what ive done. Firefox wont start up. when i try to start it up in the console i recieve these errors.

[john@localhost ~]$ firefox
grep: error while loading shared libraries: libc.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
cut: error while loading shared libraries: libc.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
sed: error while loading shared libraries: libc.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

im still very new and dont know what is happening

Please help and thanks

I have installed jre1.5.0_01 and it installed to /usr/java

Ive created symbolic links from /usr/java/jre1.5.0_01/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so to the firefox plugin directory using ln -s.

the firefox plugin directories that i created a symbolic links to the java plugin to are
/usr/lib64/firefox-0.10.1/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
/usr/lib64/firefox-1.0/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
ive tried also many of the mozilla plugin directories.

Please help me, what am i doing wrong. Is there a different firefox plugin directory that i dont know. i follewd the directions from sun's site. please help me ive been trying to get the java plugin to work for days. Please help and thank you.


Fedora Core 3
Amd 64 3000+
Asus k87v delux
728 mb

It might not be working because of your AMD 64. I might need a libjavaplugin_oji.so for the 64bit platform. I am not sure where you can get that though.

Also try linking /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_01/jre/plugin/i386/ns7-gcc29/libjavaplugin_oji.so instead.

Hey thanks you were right, it was my 64 bit, and i did find a binary for java for 64 bit proscessors and it worked!

but then i tried to install macromedia flash and it says it does not support x86_64 architecture.
(but if you look at flash plugin it says "Macromedia Flash Player for x86 Linux" at
mozdev )

Im wondering if i should unistall firefox and reinstall the i386 version?
Will this work? and if you could please show me where to find it, all i can find is i686 for linux.

Please help and thanks for your help.