Divide and Conquer

· Ubuntu

Are you still using the old Java plugin for Firefox?

In about:plugins, what’s the filename of the Java plugin?

Is it libjavaplugin_oji.so? If so, you should update to the new Java plugin. Run:

sudo update-alternatives --config xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so

Now select libnpjp2.so instead and restart Firefox.

Source: Out of date java 6 plugin installed.

Tags: Firefox Java

3 comments

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  1. Carl Ådahl ·

    Looking at about:config I see “javaplugin_oji” for “java.java_plugin_library_name”.

    But then this happens:

    aav@xmilla:~/$ sudo update-alternatives –config xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so
    There is only one alternative in link group xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so
    Nothing to configure.

  2. Carl Ådahl ·

    Those applets linked in the bug report seem to WFM anyway. Not sure whether to be suspicious or not.

  3. David ·

    @Carl

    Maybe your browser actually uses one of the other plugins listed in /usr/lib/jvm/.java-6-sun.jinfo and not xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so?