i just tried sudo apt-get install icedtea-gcjwebplugin icedtea-java7-jre icedtea-java7-plugin
but still the same! i couldn't locate 'icedtea-java7-bin', I could only locate the below: :~$ apt-cache search icedtea icedtea-gcjwebplugin - Java plugin based on IcedTea and gcjwebplugin icedtea-java7-jdk - Java development kit based on OpenJDK (transitional package) icedtea-java7-jre - Java runtime based on OpenJDK (transitional package) icedtea-java7-plugin - Java plugin based on IcedTea and gcjwebplugin (transitional package) openjdk-6-demo - Java runtime based on OpenJDK (demos and examples) openjdk-6-doc - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) documentation openjdk-6-jdk - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) openjdk-6-jre - OpenJDK Java runtime openjdk-6-jre-headless - OpenJDK Java runtime (headless) openjdk-6-jre-lib - OpenJDK Java runtime (architecture independent libraries) openjdk-6-source - OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) source files any ideas? I'm on Firefox 2 version 2.0.0.14. James Attard wrote: > you need to install icedtea (the java which firefox uses) > > sudo apt-get install icedtea-java7-bin icedtea-java7-jre > icedtea-java7-plugin > > On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Andrew > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > 'sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin' . I then also tried from the > Add/Remove facility but same prob! > > Anton Xuereb wrote: > > strange..what commands did you use to install java ? > > > > On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Andrew > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote: > > > > I recently installed Ubuntu 8.04 on my IBM T42 and got this > Java problem > > which till now I can't solve. I installed Java Version 6 > Update 6 (build > > 1.6.0_06-b02) but somehow Firefox 2 refuses to learn that Java is > > installed, Java websites keep complaining that Java is not > installed! I > > tried re-installing it but nothing changed. Any ideas? > > > > Andrew > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MLUG-list mailing list > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > > -- > James Attard > http://www.madvip.net > http://www.jamesattard.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing list [email protected] http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list
