OK, using FF 3 Beta 4, I had to go to: /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins
and as root do ln -s /usr/lib/j2se/1.4/jre/plugin/amd64/mozilla/libjavaplugin_oji.so that installed what about plugins describes as "Blackdown Java-Linux Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2" .. thanks for the suggestions that were all useless for me but spurred me on to find the answer!!! -- java plugin not working in firefox 3 on ubuntu 8.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173966 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to epiphany-browser in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs