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["LLLActive@xxxxxxx" <LLLActive@xxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 10:42 -0500, Bryen wrote:
> 
> I was trying to find the missing symlinks as well and things were
> getting a bit hairy for me on that path.   Then someone updated Bug
> #334783 with their findings, and buried in there, I was able to deduce
> to try the following command:
> 
> "/usr/sbin/update-alternatives --auto javaplugin"

Great !!!

I did all that Eberhard said:

On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 15:29 +0200, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> 
> sure. You are wellcome.
> 
> Just to warm up:
> -"java" yields "command not found"
> -as root "find / -name "java" yields many things java, among them
> "/usr/bin/java"
> 
> Now for something real:
> 
> ls -la  /usr/bin/java:
> .... /usr/bin/java -> /etc/alternatives/java
> 
> then ls -la /etc/alternatives/java
> .../etc/alternatives/java -> /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.6.0.u2-sun/bin/java
> (which does not exist!)
> 
> go to /etc/alternatives and delete the existing link to the non existing
> java executable:
> as root:
> cd /etc/alternatives
> rm java
> 
> create a new link there with the name "java" to the existing java
> executable. Beforehand, check on your system, whether java is REALLY
> there, where you want to link to!
> 
> ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.6.0.u3-sun/bin/java ./java
> 
> double check with:
> ls la java
> 
> then as ordinary user, check, whether "java" yields a long explanation
> of all the parameters that you can use with it. ;-))
> 
> start firefox
> enjoy.
> 
> I hope it will work for you, as well.
> 
> kind regards
> Eberhard
> 

BUT only as I executed this last "/usr/sbin/update-alternatives --auto
javaplugin" command did my Java on OpenSUSE 10.3 with the newest Firefox
work!

Thanx all!

:-)
Al

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