Saturday, February 14, 2015

HowTo Install Java Plugins in Google Chrome Firefox in Fedora 18

Step 1:
download Linux x64 RPM in http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp?locale=en

Step 2:
open terminal and type the following
su -
cd /home/**username**/Downloads (replace **username** with yours)
rpm -ivh jre-7u11-linux-x64.rpm
you will see some few errors but its ok

Step 3:

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locate libnpjp2.so
copy the path of the libnpjp2.so file

Step 4a: (Firefox Users)
cd /home/user/.mozilla/plugins (replace user with your username)
ln -s path/of/libnpjp.so

Step 4b: (Chrome Users)
cd /opt/google/chrome/
mkdir plugins
cd plugins
ln -s path/of/libnpjp.so

Step 5:
close and run your browser. visit other java websites to check your java installation. My java installation wont work in javas website. the circle loading thingy just wont stop loading.

Bonus:
To open the java console, open a terminal (non-root account) then type
cd /usr/java/jre1.7.0_04/bin/
. ControlPanel

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