Java plugin installation for Firefox
under Linux (Centos 4, FC 3)

Revised 12/16/05

1. Download Java JRE package from Sun and install it:
   • Sun Java for Linux download page
   • -->Linux RPM (self-extracting file) -->Download -->OK
   • Downloads file to download manager's default location (your Desktop if you haven't changed it to something sane like: /usr/local/downloads).
   • file: jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin
     (This is a self-extracting file, but by default it is NOT executible, so make it executible:
     chmod +x /root/Desktop/jre* (or /usr/local/downloads/jre*)
   • Answer yes to license agrement question, then jre package will be installed automatically via rpm
   • jre executible installed to /usr/bin
   • Directory location for your firefox java plugin:
     /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.7/plugins
2. Make symbolic link to java jre plugin from your firefox plugin directory:
   

   
   cd /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.7/plugins
   ln -s /usr/java/jre-1.5.0_06/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so ./libjavaplugin_oji.so