On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 17:04 +0100, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Tuesday 10 January 2006 16:39, Daniel Anderosn wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 00:54 +0100, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > Daniel Anderosn wrote: > > > >On Sun, 2006-01-08 at 22:53 +0100, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > >>On Sunday 08 January 2006 20:33, Daniel Anderosn wrote: > > > >>>On Sun, 2006-01-08 at 20:09 +0100, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > >>>>On Sunday 08 January 2006 19:49, Daniel Anderosn wrote: > > > >>>>>On Sun, 2006-01-08 at 13:16 +0100, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > >>>>>>On Sunday 08 January 2006 12:16, Bill Crompton wrote: > > > >>>>>>>firefox which is bundled with 2006 is 1.0.6.i want latest 1.5 > > > >>>>>>>version how do i update it?it does not update when i click 'check > > > >>>>>>>for updates' in firefox itself. > > > >>>>>>>bill > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>Actually it's 1.0.7 . Mandrake just backported the various fixes. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>If you want 1.5 you can install it alongside 1.0.6. The way I do > > > >>>>>> it is : > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>Download it from http://www.mozilla.com and save it somewhere. > > > >>>>>>Untar it : "tar zxvf <downloaded_file.tar.gz> > > > >>>>>>This creates I new directory, called firefox. > > > >>>>>>Become root adn cp that directory into /usr/local > > > >>>>>>cd /usr/local/firefox > > > >>>>>>./firefox > > > >>>>>>When firefox runs, shut it down and leave the root account. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>As a normal user, create a symbolic link, on your desktop to > > > >>>>>>/usr/local/firefox/firefox > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>Taht's all. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>HTH > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>Kaj Haulrich. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>Will this work with a x86_64 system? > > > >>>> > > > >>>>I can't see why not. Please try it, can't do any harm... > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Kaj Haulrich. > > > >>> > > > >>>Just did. It works great. Can't get the java plugin to work with > > > >>> either version. It looks in the right place, says no such file or > > > >>> director, but it is there. Any ideas on that? > > > >> > > > >>Sure. In the /usr/local/firefox/plugins become root and : > > > >> > > > >>ln -s > > > >> /usr/lib/jdk-1.4.2_09/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so > > > >> > > > >>(all on one line). If your java runtime environment location is > > > >> elsewhere, edit accordingly. Exit the root shell and restart firefox. > > > >> If you have other browsers, like opera, proceed likewise. In any > > > >> case, you should have this symbolic link in the > > > >> /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins directory as well in order to enable java in > > > >> konqueror, Epiphany, OpenOffice, etc.... > > > >> > > > >>HTH > > > >> > > > >>Kaj Haulrich. > > > > > > > >Ok, did that. Now it's looking for this > > > >file: /usr/lib/i386/libjavaplugin_nscp.so which doesn't exist. Sites > > > >which need the java plugin work with konqueror. > > > > > > Huh ...? I don't get it. That libjavaplugin_nscp.so is unknown to me > > > (and to my firefox). > > > A suggestion : as root : updatedb. Then : locate libjavaplugin_nscp.so > > > and get the location (if it exists). Or use konqueror settings to dig > > > down to the correct plugin. > > > > > > Kaj Haulrich. > > > > It's in /usr/java/jre1.5.0_01/lib/i386. I installed the same firefox on > > my Ubuntu box and deleted the plugins folder and created a link > > to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins and all plugins loaded properly, but it is a > > 32 bit box, so maybe the plugin problems are because this is a 64 bit > > box? I tried this on this box with 2006 and it doesn't work. > > Well, maybe the 64 is different, I don't know. But deleting the entire > plugins folder certainly will cause trouble. As far as I know there is no > special firefox for 64 bit systems ? > > Here is my /usr/local/firefox/plugins folder : > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]$ ll > total 2074 > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 856 Jan 7 17:02 flashplayer.xpt* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2096844 Jan 7 17:02 libflashplayer.so* > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 70 Jan 6 12:54 libjavaplugin_oji.so > -> /usr/lib/jdk-1.4.2_09/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 19224 Nov 12 02:00 libnullplugin.so* > [EMAIL PROTECTED] plugins]$ > > If you still cannot get it working, try downloading the (slightly) newer jre > from Sun. They have a test page in the download section : > > http://java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp > > As you can see, they have a version for AMD64. > > Kaj Haulrich. The amd64 version does not have the plugin. I had the i386 version installed. Guess that explains why it wont work? I guess some things just don't work with 64 bit yet.
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