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Topic: Installing Java Runtime, So frustrating!

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l0st

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Posted: May 03 2004,09:23

Alas, 0.5.x did not have support for my NIC

roberts

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Posted: May 03 2004,15:45

Do a dsl-hdinstall, choose the enhanced option. It works. Life is beautiful.

roadie

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Posted: May 03 2004,16:56

My experience in installing Java in any Linux has shown 90% of the problem is in the symbolic links from Java to the Mozilla plugins.

Course when you add Firefox to the deal it can bring in it's own set of problems.
I have'nt tried installing Java on DSL, seems bloaty to me, but it could be a dependancy problem as John probably did'nt have Java in mind when he built DSL.

roadie

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Posted: May 15 2004,04:36

Well folks, I managed to get the Java plugin installed. Wanna know how ? I did my dsl-hdinstall and all of that, got myself the loverly Firefox from the script, and then looked at my plugins. Lovely little Flash and null, but no java. So I went and did the usual java search and install, but to no avail. Then I went to a site that I used to go to all the time, but needed java. I clicked on the java plugin button thingy, and it said "Do you wish to install the plugin?" and I clicked yes. It downloaded, then asked me to restart Firefox. So I did, went to about:plugins, and VOILA !!!! Java was there ! And it even works on Java-applet site !

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