Firefox Java Plugin on Ubuntu 10.04

      by Wyatt Walter

For anyone playing with the new Ubuntu 10.04, you may be as surprised as I was to find that the sun-java6 packages are no longer included in the default repositories. The proprietary packages from Sun Oracle have been swapped out for the open source openjdk implementation. After stumbling around in the dark for a bit, I managed to figure out that the installation is quite simple:

sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre icedtea6-plugin

After installation, be sure to restart Firefox and double-check that the plugin has been installed by going to “about:plugins” in the address bar. You can search for “java” to make sure the plugin exists.

Just like my previous post about Flash in Chrome on Ubuntu 10.04, it’s a bit annoying, but not too bad to install.

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Filed under How-Tos / Tips : Comments (11) : Apr 7th, 2010

  • Hooty

    Thanks, that worked. I wonder why Firefox doesn’t find the plug-in itself.

  • venturestar

    Thank you very much it was very usefull, I dont know why is too complicated sometimes install the plugins in linux or drivers, etc.

  • Hooty

    The only problem with openjdk is the fact that it eats countless resources. My cpu usage is at 100% after it opens.

  • Annoyed

    Yea the problem with the openjdk is it is incomplete and breaks many applications.

    I am rather annoyed with ubuntu for having ditched sun like that.

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  • http://nerdbynature.de/ ck

    Ah, “icedtea6-plugin” it was. Sometimes I wonder how they come up with these names. Why can’t “they” name it mozilla-plugin-openjre or something.

    Thanks for the hint!

  • caro

    Thanks a lot. This was really healpful ;)

  • Paul

    Thanks! Used your flash and java instructions. Flawless!

  • Ben

    Thanks! Quick & easy.

  • Carl

    Well, my system says that the icedtea6-plugin is installed, but it doesn’t show up in FireFox. This is 3.6.20 and Ubuntu 10.04. So what next??

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