How To Enable Java Plugin on Firefox 8.0 in Ubuntu 10.04

Install Java Plugin

Download Java Runtime Environment for linux
http://www.java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp?locale=en
Choose Linux (self-extracting file)




Make folder java folder in /usr
root@evilc0de:/home/noge# cd /usr
root@evilc0de:/usr# mkdir java

copy jre-6u29-linux-i586.bin to /usr/java and extract it
root@evilc0de:/usr/java# ./jre-6u29-linux-i586.bin




Enable Java on Firefox

Go to /home/your_user/.mozilla
root@evilc0de:/usr/java# cd /home/noge/.mozilla

Make plugins directory
root@evilc0de:/home/noge/.mozilla# mkdir plugins
root@evilc0de:/home/noge/.mozilla# cd plugins

Make symbolic link to java plugin
root@evilc0de:/home/noge/.mozilla/plugins# ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0_29/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so

Open firefox type about:plugins on address bar and enter
You will see java plugin is enabled [Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_29]




I hope this article usefull for who can't enable java plugin on firefox



./NoGe