On 2010-04-14, Clive Standbridge <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > After reloading Iceweasel, about:plugins still showed the previous JRE I >> > was using, /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/java. >> > >> > Assuming that I can use a later version of JRE downloaded from Sun on >> > Iceweasel 3.5, am I on the right track but did not get the newer version >> > set up correctly, or is there a different way? >> >> The browser plugin uses a different alternative, namely >> libjavaplugin_oji.so. You will find the target of the alternative in the >> directory /usr/lib/jvm/1.6.0_19/plugin/i386/ns7/ > > The update-java-alternatives command should sort this out. > This will show you the available alternatives: > /usr/sbin/update-java-alternatives --list > > Then as root run something like > update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun > > Note there's a load of java-related items which that command sets. To > see the list, run > /usr/sbin/update-java-alternatives --verbose --list >
While the update-java-alternatives command is useful, it helps only if the package already provides an alternative. The OP has to set up the alternative manually. -- Liam O'Toole Birmingham, United Kingdom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
