How do I get Hotjava browser to work?

Rasenganfan2 · 04-05-2009, 09:50 PM

Heya guys. I'm having trouble installing Hotjava Browser 3.0 on Ubuntu 8.10. It seems like a good browser, and i LOVE testing browsers, so i thought i'd give it a go.

Well, i don't know how to get the .sfx file to work. Any ideas anybody?

paulsm4 · 04-05-2009, 10:19 PM

Talk about Blasts from the Past!

HotJava (including the "latest" version, HotJava 3.0) is wildly obsolete.

If you want to install it, however, you'll need to:

1. Download a copy of Java 1.1 from http://java.sun.com (the current version is Java 6!)

2. Follow these instructions (pay particular attention to the "chmod +rx" part):

http://java.sun.com/products/archive...all_linux.html

'Hope that helps .. PSM

Rasenganfan2 · 04-05-2009, 11:41 PM

I have no idea where to find a download for Java 1.1...

Jeez! I thought that HotJava browser had been discontinued recently! So much for them creating their own default browser for their OS lol

Rasenganfan2 · 04-05-2009, 11:44 PM

Actually, with HJB being so old and un-updated for so long, I don't wanna use it... seriously though, it looks like IE3 or something. Then again, it was around with IE4 and Netscape 4.3... Thank you for the help Paul =)