Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:23:44 -0000 From: bdsfbsd@att.net To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: jdk and java plugin for newbies - icedtea6-stubs and openjdk6? Message-ID: <op.vejrduffhtl4zj@localhost> In-Reply-To: <op.vdzwb7zchtl4zj@ack5833s2.ad.service.osu.edu> References: <op.vdzwb7zchtl4zj@ack5833s2.ad.service.osu.edu>
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Replying to myself, for the record: On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:58:45 -0000, <bdsfbsd@att.net> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > Its all the rage lately for newbies to ask why they can't get Java to > work with Firefox 3.6 on FreeBSD. I've been searching, found many > threads, same question, few answers. I'm looking to get a working JDK, > regardless of whether I might succeed in getting FF 3.6 to work (I don't > mind using an older version of FF) but solving the plugin problem at the > same time would be nice. > > I see in the ports collection these two: > http://www.freshports.org/java/icedtea6-stubs/ > http://www.freshports.org/java/openjdk6/ > > I wonder what "stubs" means.. As I understand it, IcedTea provides a > browser plugin, and openjdk6 appears to be at JDK 6 Release 11, which is > sufficient for FF 3.6, so would installing the above two ports put me on > the road toward a functioning JDK _and_ FF 3.6? I understand I may have > to make a symlink in ./mozilla/plugins or some such other detail, but do > I have the main idea right here? Is this the answer to all the "Java not > working with Firefox" requests that are going around lately? > > Thanks, > Brian I only needed to install openjdk6 and Opera, and Java works fine without any further configuration. It is only update 7, but I don't know if I really care. It seems that most Java stuff will work. Brian
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